Sugar and spice and all things nice

Happy Friday everyone J For the past few years, Sophie has always gone to childcare on a Friday so it was my one day a week that I looked forward to like nothing else…a break from the endless questions!! Now, however, I look forward to Fridays for a totally different reason, I call it my “Being a Mum” day.

Our week is a little busy, as life undoubtedly is for us all. From Monday to Thursday we cram in Kindy, swimming lessons, Mum’s group, washing, household chores, grocery shopping, mowing the lawn, gym, meditations, socialising, evenings out and of course engaging with my children and meeting their endless list of needs. Come Friday however, there is a shift in the busy chaotic feeling and I am present with the kids. It is just the most wonderful feeling. There is no rush to start the day, we sit down at breakfast and talk about all the fun things we want to fit into our day and the three of us are generally more relaxed and happy overall J

Today, we are baking biscuits for the Psychic Fair at Church tomorrow, we are doing some splatter paintings, making fresh playdough and possibly some melted crayon pictures too (only if Elliott has a nap this morning). For outside time, we are doing the kids beloved sand and water play as well as a scavenger hunt through the bush out the back of our house for sticks and interesting rocks or bark that we come across (which is one of Sophie’s and Toby, the dogs, favourite activities!). It’s days like today I love being a Mum J

So what I wanted to share with you today is the delicious Sugar and Spice biscuit recipe that we are making. So simple but SOOOOO tasty. My Mum used to make these biscuits for us when we were growing up and they are just delicious! Give them a go, you will love them:

Sugar and Spice biscuits

125g butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup raw sugar    
1 egg
2 tbsp wheatgerm
1 cup wholemeal plain flour
2 tbsp wholemeal self-raising flour
1/3 cup extra raw sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 180°. Line baking trays with baking paper. Combine 1/3 cup raw sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.  

Beaut butter and vanilla until creamy. Add 1/3 cup raw sugar and beat well. Add egg and beat only until combined. Stir in wheatgerm and then sifted flours.

Roll mixture into small balls and roll balls in extra sugar and cinnamon mixture. Place on your baking tray and press flat with a fork.

Bake at 180° for 10 minutes.

Enjoy xox