Andes Mint Cookies update: I put our KitchenAid mixer to the test tonight and made these fabulous Andes Mint Cookies. They are perfect to pair with coffee and Homemade Bailey’s as you visit with family and friends over the holidays.

As I type this, snow is falling furiously outside and in Des Moines we are bracing ourselves for Winter Storm Draco (Malfoy). I feel like I’m in grade school again tonight as I am secretly hoping that we will get to have a snow day tomorrow.

In honor of the blizzard a-brewin’ outside, and in hopes of playing in a winter wonderland soon, I thought it would be fun to round-up some super cute cold weather gear that would be perfect make snow angels in.

[gloves, thermos, coat, hat, scarf, boots]

Stay safe out there fellow Iowans!