{{{Happy Monday}}}

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!

We had so much fun with our family.

I came home to a schizophrenic house -- half of it is Christmas, half is Thanksgiving. I am excited to get all of my Christmas things out and make it all festive this week. In the meantime, I have a family Holiday Treat to share with you!!

If you know me, you will know that I am not a big baker. But I do like to make cute holiday treats. This is a FUN recipe your kids can help with. It's easy, it's fast and it's festive!

Peppermint Whoopie Pies

Plus, you use a cake mix -- so it's super fast!! Your kids will love making these holiday treats with you. And, I know I have mentioned that I am a moderator at the International delight's forum. It's a great place to connect and share with other people. I don't drink coffee myself, but I used some of the International Delights Peppermint Mocha in this recipe and it is DELIGHTFUL.

(I've included more pictures and details on my blog ... check out the full details in today's post)

Mix

• 1 boxed cake mix.
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/3 cup Mocha Peppermint International Delight Creamer

Filling

• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups marshmallow fluff
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1  tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp, salt
• 1/2 tsp. peppermint oil

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together. Use a spoon a put 2 inch balls on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Be sure to use parchment paper.

Look at the difference between cookies bakes with parchment paper and those on a plain cookie sheet:

 Bake at 400-degrees for 8-10 minutes until the center of the cookie can be pricked with a toothpick and come out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.

Make the Filling. Fill the center of the cookies with the filling and then roll them in the crushed peppermints or sprinkles.

Now's the fun stuff!! Crush up the peppermints in your food processor. If you don't have one, put them in a zip lock and pound them with a glass or rolling pin. Ella and Hannah love doing this!

I also made a printable you can use and leave out on Christmas Eve!! Check out my blog post for the printable and full details!

And guess what?? You can win a $200 Walmart gift card!!

Tell International Delight what your favorite holiday treat is for a chance to win a $200 Walmart gift card.

Capture the flavors of the holidays in every cup of coffee with International Delight Creamers. Available in a variety of flavors, such as, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Vanilla Spiced Rum and White Chocolate Raspberry.