Valentine's Dinner

My husband and I made the kids steak and potatoes for Valentines Dinner.  I have no special recipes for it!  We set the table fancy, I was their waitress and my husband was the busboy.  There were lots and lots of giggles as I took their drink orders!!  (Their drink choices were root beer, orange soda, milk, water or Kathee Cocktails - recipe to follow).  I made an easy dessert and just adapted one of my favorite simple cookie recipes by using red velvet cake mix instead of devil's food.  Quick, festive and delicious - that's what I'm talking about!!

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Recipe from Allrecipes

To make these Valentine's Day festive I used red velvet cake mix.  These simple cookies would be good with any cake mix.

Ingredients:

2 (18.25 ounce) packages devil's food cake mix

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

FILLING:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mixes, oil and eggs; mix well. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Do not flatten. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks (cookies will flatten as the cool).

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread on the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

Kathee Cocktails

Recipe from Me!!

Ingredients:

Sprite (I use diet Sprite, or actually I prefer diet Sierra Mist)

Orange Juice

Pineapple Juice

Grenadine

Directions:

Fill a glass about half way with crushed ice.   Then fill the cup 1/4 of the way with orange juice, another 1/4 of the way with pineapple juice and then put about 1 tablespoon of grenadine.  Then fill the glass the rest of the way with the Sprite.  Best. Drink. Ever.  I made it fun for Valentine's Day by making ice cubes from a heart shaped ice cube tray with orange juice.