Craft Night and Twix Bars

Last night, I held a Monthly Vinyl Craft Night at my house - which was so much fun. There were 13 people who wanted to come - which was way more than I thought would be interested. I had 3 different Easter/Spring signs they could choose from. My personal favorite was "What the Easter Bunny Taught Me". Jeff was very sweet and watched movies with the kids upstairs on the laptop while we were all downstairs. Afterwards he said, " I think everyone had a really good time, because you guys were really loud." With that many ladies, doing a craft, and eating dessert, it is bound to get loud! :) I made my Twix Bars, which are seriously yummy. I make a lot of desserts, but these are one of my most popular. I can't make them without people asking for the recipe, and since I had a couple of requests for the recipe last night, I will post the recipe on here for all to have.

Twix Bars
CRUST:
1/2 cup REAL butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup flour
FILLING:
1/2 cup REAL butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp corn syrup
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
TOPPING:
1/2 cup chocolate
1 Tbsp butter or marg.

CRUST: Cream butter, sugar, and flour and press into 8" square pan. Bake at 375 F for 20-25 minutes, or edges are slightly brown.
FILLING: Combine filling ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and pour over baked crust.
TOPPING: Melt chocolate and butter and spread over cooled caramel layer. Cool & Cut & Enjoy!

And lastly, since the sun has been out, and spring seems like it's finally here, Missy and Little Dude have been riding their bikes everyday for hours! I love this time of year when the kids want to be outside playing more than indoors - it's great having them come inside dirty, sweaty, and totally exhausted from playing - and send them right upstairs to the bath.