Cherry Limeade Sugar Cookies

3/4 cup unsalted butter softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup icing sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pack cherry Kool-aid ( unsweetened )

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

In stand mixer combine butter and sugars.

Beat until light and fluffy.

Add kool-aid and eggs.

Mix well then add flour, baking powder and salt

Mix until all combined.

Divide dough into two 8 x 2 inch logs.

Wrap in plastic and chill for at least one hour.

Preheat oven to 350 F

Line cookie sheet with parchment

Remove cookie logs from refrigerator.

Cut into 1/2 inch slices.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes

Remove from oven and cool on cookie rack.

Limeade Frosting

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2 1/2 cups icing sugar

1/2 pack lime Kool-aid

3-4 tablespoon milk

maraschino cherries with stems

Beat butter, icing sugar, kool-aid and milk

together until frosting is fluffy. Adding more

milk if needed.

Frost cooled cookies using a piping bag or just spread

frosting on top of cookies. Complete with cherries on top

of each cookie.

Pink sprinkles would be good too.

Easy Crockpot caramel

Saw this on  and it was easy! Love caramel and you can do more than one can at a time.


You will need:

1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk (not evap milk)
 water
crockpot

1. One 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk). Don’t use the can with the pop-top, either.
2. Remove the paper label.
3. Place on a saucer in the bottom of a crockpot (the can leaves a rust ring).
4. Add water to fully submerge the can.
5. Cover the crockpot, set on LOW for 8 hours. Go to bed.
6. In the morning, turn crockpot to OFF and let cool on its own, at least 3 hours. Then retrieve your can, open and mmmmm.

Peachy Ginger smoothie

I've been looking for a healthy smoothie recipe for a while now, most contain tons of sugar and are no more healthy than a milk shake and who did I get this from? Paula Deen! Apparently she's on more of a health kick since her diabetes diagnosis (so this is a diabetic friendly recipe!)


(Serves 2)

• 1 cup cold water
• 1 cup frozen peach slices
• ½ cup frozen strawberries
• ½-inch piece fresh ginger
• Juice of one lime
• Artificial sweetener to taste
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend one minute. Add a little water if you need to loosen it up.