This post has been sponsored by Country Crock, but is my own thoughts and opinions.
So many times, the house has been a mess, the kids have been running around like crazy and my to-do list is a mile long. When I have a day like that, the last thing I should do is get all the kids in the kitchen to bake, right? But sometimes that is the smartest thing to do. When I put away all the distractions of life and just get in the kitchen to spend time with my kids while we make a delicious treat, my stress just melts away. When Mama is happy, the kids are happy! But really, seeing how happy my kids are in the kitchen with me is what makes me happy. I love being able to spend time with them and connect in a low-key way. There’s lots of talking, singing and having fun – right in our own home.
Country Crock® knows that “So Much Good Happens When We Bake”, which is why I love their fantastic new campaign that celebrates family togetherness in the kitchen and around the dinner table. Time spent in the kitchen isn’t just about baking a meal – it’s about spending time with your family baking Grandma’s special oatmeal cookies. It’s sharing the history of those cookies with your children and telling them stories of the past. It’s about teaching them the patience of watching ingredients come together to make something special. Patience, togetherness and sharing – those are the values that are important to our family and also values inherent to the Country Crock® brand.
With Mother’s Day approaching, Country Crock® is bringing a unique, family-fun opportunity to the NYC Tri-State area to surprise moms with special cookie cutters created by their special kitchen helpers … their kids! The cookie cutters will be created on-site by a 3-D printer, and inspired by the drawings kids will be creating while at the store. The families can take their one-of-a-kind cookie cutter home to create even more special memories together. How fun is that?! You can check out MY personalized cookie cutter below – it’s a sippy cup, of course! And read on to see how you can win your own!
Country Crock® has long been used in our kitchen – it’s a versatile buttery spread that makes home-baked cookies chewy and delicious, and can be used in the kitchen whether you’re cooking, baking, sautéing or topping your favorite dishes. Visit www.CountryCrock.com/recipes for recipes and meal inspiration.
With the help of a friendly grocery store, Country Crock was able to share with unsuspecting families the good that happens, when we bake. All that was needed were a few colored pencils, the modern magic of a 3D printer, and the reminder that watching a child’s imagination come to life is one of the special joys of baking together. Don’t miss the original film in the #WhenWeBake series at WhenWeBake.com.
Connect with Country Crock
– Twitter #WhenWeBake
– For recipes and more information on the Country Crock brand visit www.CountryCrock.com.
Win It!
I am so excited to be partnering with Country Crock® to bring you an amazing giveaway. One winner will have a chance to win a Premium Baking Kit that includes their own personalized cookie cutter made from a 3-D printer, mixing bowls, spoons, measuring cups, a rolling pin and more! Read full rules of the sweepstakes here. The giveaway will start on April 22nd and will end on May 1st.
You can also head to the Country Crock Facebook Page where they are running a sweepstakes for the same prize pack!
Enter using the Rafflecopter form below. You’ll have to leave a comment below with a personal family time and/or baking story.
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My grandma taught me how to bake. So many wonderful memories of baking in her country kitchen. #WhenWeBake
I remember making biscuits with my mom #WhenWeBake
Love when I baked cookies with my twins #WheneBake
My 15 yoa son loves to make pancakes for the family on Sunday mornings. He’s so proud of the finished creation. While he makes them, I hang out in the kitchen and have good quality talks with him. #WhenWeBake
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My greatest memories of baking is when my boys (ages 2, 4, and 6) help me in the kitchen! They love the kitchen aid and flour and rollers ha ha #WhenWeBake
Learned to bake on my grandmother’s wood cookstove, it was so much fun in the winter and hot in the summer. But I had the best time learning all about cooking, and I listened to her stories. #WhenWeBake
My mom and I would always spend the holidays in the kitchen baking batch after batch of cookies and holiday treats. I can’t wait for my kids to join in on this tradition!
My mom and I would always spend the holidays in the kitchen baking batch after batch of cookies and holiday treats. I can’t wait for my kids to join in on this tradition! #WhenWeBake
Baking Christmas cookies with my dad as kid are my favorite baking memories! #WhenWeBake
It was thanksgiving and my sister came over with some sweet potato pie and i put it in the oven to warm it up…. well i kinda forgot that marshmallows catch fire! SO I started a fire in the oven and opened the door to let some of the smoke out and our new dog took off running! We got her back and the fire went out without any damage! #WheneBake
A couple of years ago on Thanksgiving my three grandsons, ages 2, 4, & 6 were on the verge of driving me totally and completely insane. It was Wednesday night before Thanksgiving and it was my year to host dinner. I had my menu planned and more cooking to do than I cared about actually doing. The boys wanted to help and I honestly wasn’t feeling it … I just wanted everyone out of my kitchen, i wanted peace, quiet, and time to work alone. I got louder than I should have and yelled for everyone to leave my kitchen immediately and to leave me to my tasks at hand. All three of the boys dropped their little heads and slowly started to leave the kitchen. My heart regretted immediately what I had done. I stopped what I was working on and walked out of the kitchen myself. I went to the living room and sat down with them. Totally forgot about the preparing that needed to be done for Thanksgiving dinner. We just sat together quietly at first then slowly conversation started. The oldest told me he was sorry I was upset with them. The middle said he was sorry he wanted to help … I’m sure you see where this is going … they felt guilty because I had allowed myself to become overwhelmed with what needed to be done and failed to make time for them. It was in that moment I realized it was the perfect time for all of us to learn a lesson. I needed to learn patience and they needed to learn how to cook 🙂 We had a brief discussion about what all needed to be done and how they could help … but also what is required to work in “Nanny’s Kitchen”. Next thing I knew were are singing and having a ball. Each of them decided exactly what they wanted to do based on what kitchen utensils were being used. Amazingly neither of them wanted to do the same thing. The oldest made pumpkin pies. I help measure everything out, but the mixing and pouring into the pie crusts was all his doing. The 4yo wanted to help make the stuffing and stuff the turkey because he could work with his hands. We had stuffing ALL OVER the place but it was worth every minute to see the thrill and excitement on his little face as he stuffed all the dressing into the turkey. The 2yo wanted to make the rolls. 🙂 Seeing that little boy with the biggest, flour covered smile was the highlight of my night. They were super excited to tell everyone the next day how they had helped in “Nanny’s Kitchen” and how they made Thanksgiving dinner with love.
#WheneBake My favorite baking memory is making my grandmother’s christmas cookies with my grandma, we pass them out to neighbors, family, and friends.
I remember learning how to make biscuits from scratch on cold winter floors in a very cold kitchen. #WhenWeBake
I remember baking Christmas cookies every year with my mom when I was young. #WhenWeBake
I use to love making popcorn balls and pulled taffy with my grandpa. #WhenWeBake
i always loved making cookies at christmas time #WhenWeBake
I remember when I was younger always looking forward to Holiday baking at my aunts house. I still bake some of the same cookies we did back then with my kids, they have become a family tradition. #WhenWeBake
I remember baking pies with my grandma. #WheneBake
My grandma was an amazing cook and I remember holidays filled with so many of her delicious foods. When she passed away my mother inherited her beloved recipe tin. Each year my mother and I would go through that tin every holiday picking out our favorite recipes written in my grandma’s handwriting and my mother taught me how to make each one. Now that I am grown I have inherited the treasured recipe tin and each holiday I spend special time with my children teaching them how to bake those special recipes. We share memories old and new and the recipes never fail to taste wonderful, almost as great as I remember my grandma making them. #WhenWeBake
Every year during blackberry season, my neighbor and I would pick buckets and buckets of berries; were around 9 or 10 years old. Then my mother would help us make pies. We did all the mixing, but mom rolled out the dough. Those were the best pies and I still remember it like it was yesterday. Oh and we’re still good friends almost 40 years later. #WhenWeBake
My mom and I have a tradition since I was 8 years old every year to bake a ton of baked goods and enter them in a local fair, and we still continue this tradition 16 years later! #WhenWeBake
I have fond memories of learning to make homemade biscuits with my grandmother. It was messy but oh so fun! #WheneBake
I have wonderful memories growing up in the kitchen with my grandma! She taught me how to make yeast rolls & homemade chicken & dumplings at a very young age!
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I like making upside down pineapple cake with my mom.
Every Christmas, I have all eight of my nieces and nephews over to help decorate cookies. This usually also included my husband, our son, and a grandma, so it’s a full house! We usually end up with frosting in weird places, but it’s always fun.
I am currently making memories with my 2-year old daughter in the kitchen. I love to cook, and she watches me and it really gets her interested in the food that she is eating when she sees me prepare it. Hopefully, she will develop a love for cooking too, and we can cook together someday. 🙂 #WheneBake
Learning how to make breakfast with my mother on Saturdays…..#WhenWeBake
I remember cooking cookies and pies with my grandmother for Christmas.
I remember cooking cookies and pies with my grandmother for Christmas. #WhenWeBake
My Nanny taught me how to bake/cook, Those were the best days ever. We made some great homemade pies and cookies. #WhenWeBake
I remember making italian cookies with my Aunt every time we visited her house. #WhenWeBake
My favorite memory of baking is baking and decorating cookies with the family on Christmas Eve. #WhenWeBake
I remember my grandmother baking biscuits, cornbread, cakes from scratch #WhenWeBake
I love baking Christmas candy/cookies with grandma when I was little #WheneBake
It is not a specific memory, but, generally, baking Christmas cookies in the kitchen with my mother #WhenWeBake
Baking cookies at Christmastime with family each year #WhenWeBake