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Life hack:Making your house smell like cookies

August 27, 2014 By Jennifer

Hi everyone!Can we talk cookies?
Did you know I was a Girl Scout? And not just a join Girls Scouts of the USA for one year and drop out, but I actually went all the way through Cadette level in 7th grade (until I discovered boys.). Somewhere in a box, I have sashes full of little round badges. I tried to find some pictures, in fact I made my mom dig through all of the albums at her house to see if she could find any, but we couldn’t find one. It was kind of a bummer. Two of my girls are also Girl Scouts now and it’s kind of fun to not only see them do similar things that I did, but how much things have progressed as well. For instance, there was no computer expert badge when I was growing up. I didn’t have computers until college. Funny, ha ha… I feel really old all of a sudden.
I am glad they are a part of Girl Scouts. I think it’s such a great way for them to learn to work together, get along with others and really broaden their horizons.

I think being a Girl Scout kind of gave me the head start to think outside of the box and be a little more resourceful in solving everyday problems in my life. I find I constantly like to try to come up with alternatives to regular problems, like house smells. I cannot stand it when I walk in my house and it smells gacky. Or, if I’ve cooked something and the cooking smell hangs around too long. And I don’t always like using those plug-ins with chemicals.

Here’s where I need an easy life hack!

How to make your house smell like cookies when you're not baking

One of my favorite life hacks is making my house smell like cookies when I am not really baking. It’s so easy too!

How to make your house smell like cookies

It’s so easy and non-toxic and most of the time I already have the ingredients I need on hand, so it’s free! I take 2 cups of really hot tap water,1-2 tsp of my favorite spice, and a tsp of vanilla, mix them together and add them to my mini-crock pot.

(If I need a quick odor cover over, I’ll put them in a pan on low on the stove, but I keep an eye on them so they don’t burn)

How to make your house smell yummy like cookies

Once it warms up, the smell of baking fills the kitchen. And I can enjoy the yummy smell of baking all day long.

For different scents, you can also add any of these to the 2 C. of water:

For a more snicker-doodle smell, use straight cinnamon or cake spice. Use cinnamon, ginger and cloves for a gingerbread cookie smell.

You can also do orange peel and vanilla.

Or for a cozy, homey scent, 2 TBSP of coffee grounds and 1 tsp vanilla.

Or for a Thin Mints® scent 2 TBSP Cocoa and 1 tsp mint extract

It’s amazing how your family will walk in and ask what you are baking. 🙂

Because who doesn’t love the smell of cookies?

With two Girl Scouts in the house, when cookie time rolls around, it kind of gets whipped up into a cookie frenzy.

Between selling to our neighbors and friends and standing at the booths outside of stores… I don’t know how the troop leaders do it! Those women are amazing.

I’ve always had 2 favorites. Thin Mints® and Tagalongs®. My husband loves Samoas®, and my girls actually like Samoas® and Trefoils®, so it means we normally end up buying about 15 boxes of cookies. (Luckily we have a deep freezer, so any leftover cookies can go in there for a rainy day, though most of the time there really aren’t any left. 🙂 Especially when the kids break into my stash. ).

Thin mint Girls scout cookie creamer by Coffee-Mate

With some Girl Scout Cookies®. 🙂

Thin mints Coffee-Mate Creamer

Were you a Girl Scout? Do you have a Girl Scout in your family? I think it’s a really great experience! And I love me some Girl Scout Cookies!

 

 

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Comments

  1. Diane@InMyOwnStyle says

    August 27, 2014 at 8:21 am

    Hi Jen –
    Your post put a big smile on my face this morning. 🙂 I, too was a Girl Scout until the 7th grade. I have such fond memories of all the trips we went on and things we did and made. I still have all my sashes and badges somewhere in my attic.

    About a year ago I found the Junior handbook I had at a thrift store. I snatched it right up and have it proudly displayed in my office. Looking through it was a trip down memory lane. Being a Girl Scout with a great leader truly helped me become more creative and resourceful in everything I do.

    I will be trying the vanilla and pumpkin pie mixture on my stove come fall. XO

  2. Mami2jcn says

    August 27, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Use dryer sheets in your sneakers to make them smell fresh.

  3. CR Williams says

    August 27, 2014 at 11:02 am

    Tweeted https://twitter.com/AdorableSweetp1/status/504660193930530817

  4. Kelly D says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    I use shower hooks to hang purses in my closet.

  5. Kelly D says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/kellysaver/status/504712304466751488

  6. steven weber says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    I was not a girl scout, nor where my sisters..

    life hack = put saran wrap on the end of bananas to keep from getting brown.

  7. Nicole says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    My ultimate favorite life hack is freezing wet sponges in Ziploc bags to use as ice packs in my kids school lunches.

  8. Nicole says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Shared this post on my twitter page – https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/504715625822830592

  9. Cheryl says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I like to freeze rice to use on sore muscles.

  10. Cheryl says

    August 27, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/SavingForLater/status/504720123983175680

  11. Susanne says

    August 27, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    I WAS A GIRL SCOUT ALSO AND RAN ACROSS MY SASH AND BADGES THE OTHER DAY. I WAS ALSO A GIRL SCOUT LEADER FOR MY DAUGHTER’S TROUP. I MISS BEING A GIRL SCOUT. I LOVE YOUR BLOG

    I LIKE TO MIX WATER AND RUBBING ALCOHOL AND FREEZE IN ZIPLOCK BAGS TO HAVE AS ICE PACKS WHEN NEEDED.

    THANK YOU FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!!

  12. Ellie W says

    August 27, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    I keep a box of latex gloves in my pantry. They are very reasonably priced for a large box. I grab a pair and wear them whenever I handle raw meat or other messy job.

  13. Ellie W says

    August 27, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/504773413794111488

  14. Elle says

    September 4, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/507597353734266880

  15. Cheryl W says

    September 5, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    A favorite life hack of mine is to rub a block of cheese with butter before putting in back in the fridge so it will stay fresh and not get those hard edges. Thank you so much for the opportunity to enter.

  16. Cheryl W says

    September 5, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/HeartnSoulmom/status/507941758441779201

  17. rachel says

    September 5, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    Use Dawn to get rid of baby poop stains!

  18. ginette4 says

    September 5, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    I love to do that also..I love to use fabric softener sheets as a filter in my heat vents..makes the house smell nice when the furnace kicks in and also acts like a filter to keep the lint out of the heating ducts

  19. ginette4 says

    September 5, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    tweeted
    https://twitter.com/ginette4/status/507970283853320192

  20. Gina M says

    September 6, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    One of my favorite life hacks is to use toilet paper rolls to bundle electrical cords.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  21. Gina M says

    September 6, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/508352479197949952

  22. Susan Smith says

    September 6, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    I use diaper wipes for cleaning up spills, floors and the counter top.

  23. Susan Smith says

    September 6, 2014 at 7:29 pm

    https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/508411539787763712

  24. LAMusing says

    September 7, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Two stain removal tricks for really hard to remove stains: Spilled red wine? Just pour white wine on the stain while wet. It disappears! Wood stain on your hands is almost impossible to remove. Turpentine, nail polish remover, lava soAP? none of them work. What does work? Remove the wood stain from your hands with cheese. Yep, seriously – rub a piece of cheese (I used cheddar) on you hands and that wood stain comes right off!

  25. norma says

    September 7, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    I love dryer sheets in my drawers and under the mattress to keep everything smelling fresh.

  26. Tina M says

    September 7, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    I Keep bananas fresher by wrapping the stems in plastic wrap.

  27. Tina M says

    September 7, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/508792405684801537

  28. Ashley H says

    September 8, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I make my own baby wipes out of coconut oil and paper towels.

  29. anna pry says

    September 9, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    slice cherry tomatoes by holding them between 2 plates and slide your knife through them all at once
    pryfamily5@gmail.com

  30. anna pry says

    September 9, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    i tweeted https://twitter.com/thepryfamily5/status/509427500431056896 pryfamily5@gmail.com

  31. Barbara Montag says

    September 9, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    My life hack is making a list every day so I’m more centered.
    thank you

  32. Barbara Montag says

    September 9, 2014 at 11:37 pm

    Tweet https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/509560645004447744

  33. Lisa Brown says

    September 10, 2014 at 7:55 am

    use a clothes pin to hold nails while hammering it into a wall

  34. Amy S says

    September 11, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Rub your hands on a stainless steel sink to remove onion/garlic smell from your hands!

  35. Julie Wood says

    September 25, 2014 at 9:21 am

    My life hack is to reuse rain water on my plants. I have buckets in certain spots and use the rain water to water plants. Saves on water!

  36. Julie Wood says

    September 25, 2014 at 9:22 am

    https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/515144165848395776

  37. Tabathia B says

    September 25, 2014 at 11:19 am

    use a shoe organizer for car storage

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  38. Tabathia B says

    September 25, 2014 at 11:22 am

    tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/515173294723457024

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  39. Kerry says

    September 25, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    Coconut oil is my favorite life hack right now. I have been using it for so many things! My favorite is just using it to grease my pans instead of using the fake stuff in the can!

  40. Kerry says

    September 25, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/515279312107216896

  41. shelly peterson says

    September 26, 2014 at 7:47 am

    I like to use dryer sheets in drawers and linen cupboards to keep things smelling fresh.
    cshell090869 at aol dot com

  42. shelly peterson says

    September 26, 2014 at 7:49 am

    tweeted
    https://twitter.com/cshell202/status/515483143621459968

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