s’more whoopie pies and a giveaway

Mmm, s’mores.

Mmm, whoopie pies.

Note: Spell-check is mad.

These are made with a new icing that just came out- and guess what? I’m hosting a giveaway for it.

You can say woo-hoo and whoopie to that!

Speaking of woo-hoo and whoopie…Mama’s day is on the way. I have the worst time deciding what to do… last year, my hubby surprised me with a camera lens and a bread-machine paddle (since I lost mine) and we went to pick strawberries. That was fun. Hmmm, what to do this year… I was totally thinking of visiting Ikea, but it’s an hour away… and gas isn’t getting cheaper.

I’m starting to think a picnic and the beach may be perfect.

Did I ever tell you about my “first” mother’s day?

Well, as you know I’m a stepmama-(full-time) and Mother’s day was 9 months into our relationship, 7 months living together. So, I was getting the hang of being an “instant” mama to a 4 year old. On Mother’s day, we went to the beach with my nephew and stepdaughter. My then-boyfriend was exploring some rocks with the kids when he brings me his daughter. “She has to poo.” He said. So, I take her. She said she had to go real bad and couldn’t walk-so I start to carry her the 100 yards in the sand to the bathroom facilities. She starts to say…”I can’t hold it!” I start to say, “Tell me all the names from The Lion King” ” to distract her. It didn’t work. By the time we get to the restroom, there was poo. Ewww.

So, I put her on the toilet and figure what to do with the swimsuit.

I go to rinse it out. No soap. No paper towels.

I’m about to puke.

At this same time, the little one says: “I don’t have to poo anymore.”

Oh boy. So, I managed to clean her suit- thanks to  mens bathroom luxuries like soap…and get on with our beach day.

And, that was my first Mother’s Day being a mama.

I’m sorry, are you still in the mood for cookies? Sure you are. You need cookies after a story like that. 😉

These are made with a brownie mix and a “pouch” of icing. What me and a girlfriend used to refer to as astronaut food. Because of the packaging, of course.

But- now I will call it “modern”. And, way easier to use.

The brownie mix came with a packet of Hershey’s syrup. Chocolate always looks good in motion.

With these, you cook up the brownies in a rimmed cookie sheet. I used a jelly-roll pan. It worked perfect.

Using a 2′ circular cutter, I wound up with  18 pies.

There will be some leftover bits. Save them. Freeze them and mix em  in ice cream. Oh yeeeees.

It doesn’t get any easier to fill.  I used the s’mores flavor. You just open it up and squeeze.

Total yum.

When my 3 year old tried it, she said “Man, these are good, mama” She said “man”. She’s getting so big. And slang-y.

Now, if you would like the chance to be sent a box from  Signature Brands  to try these yourself, you must do two things.

First, please “like” my *new* facebook page:  The Domestic Mama and The Village Cook

And, second, comment at the end of this post the answer to this question:

What was your most memorable holiday?

Winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday, May 10th.

A special thank you to Signature brands for sponsoring this post, and allowing me to test out the new products.

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