Orange Cream Cookies

This is a Betty Crocker recipe that I found and made for Rylan’s 13th birthday. I made them to go with an orange dreamsicle cake that I was making for him. They were so good! I added just a hint more orange extract to give them some extra orange flavor and they became an instant family favorite.

Orange Cream Cookies

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) sugar cookie mix

3 Tbs butter or margarine, melted

2 tsp orange extract

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

5 drops yellow food color

2 drops red food color

1 ½ cups white vanilla baking chips

1.  Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir all ingredients except baking chips until soft dough forms. Stir in baking chips.

2.  On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with 1 1/2 tablespoon-size cookie scoop or by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.

3.  Bake 9 to 10 minutes or just until dough is set (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

Lindsey's Margarita Jello Shots

Lindsey brought these little treats to Thanksgiving dinner this year, a twist on the traditional green jello salad.  They were a fun appetizer and very yummy for those of you margarita lovers, and I do believe she used Patron tequila so they were top shelf all the way!

Margarita Jello Shot

6 ounces Lime Jello
16 ounces Water (boiling)
6 ounces Tequila
2 ounces Triple Sec
1 ounce Lime Juice
1 ounce Water (cold)

So regular Jello Instructions tell you to dissolve Jello with boiling water. So your cold water amount is your booze amount. Place in individual small plastic (shot size) cups to set. It takes all night for these to set up in the fridge.