Shirley's Oreos

Submitted by Lisa

These cookies I have been making for about 15 years.  We love them.  I got the recipe from a neighbor I had when I lived in Utah.  Her name was Shirley.  The recipe calls for german chocolate cake mix, but I use all different kinds of cake mixes depending on my mood or what I have on hand.

Today, I happened to have a stars and stripes cake mix on hand so I am using that!  (my favorite way though is with the chocolate cake mix)

Ingredients:

2 boxes of german chocolate cake mix  (you can substitute other flavors)
4 eggs
1 1/2 C crisco

Mix all ingredients together until completely incorporated.  Roll into small walnut size balls.  Place on cookie sheet and bake for 10 min at 350.

Cool on paper towels or paper bags.

Filling:

The easy way:  buy a can of frosting

The homemade way:
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1/2 cube butter softened
1 lb or so of powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla

Mix that together


Assemble:

Frost one cookie and then add another cookie to make a sandwich.
Store in an airtight container.

Limeade - Homemade

Submitted by Lisa
I got this recipe from a friend at work.  She said she got it from a waiter at a restaurant she was eating at.
 I think it is nice and refreshing.  Enjoy!

Homemade Limeade

2 limes, cut up into about 8 pieces, rind and all
1 cup of water
1 handful of ice 
3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
1 cup of superfine baker's sugar

Blend all in the blender until the limes are all ground up and it's a bit frothy

Add 1-1/2 cups more water and pulse to stir

Pour limeade through a fine strainer or sieve to remove pulp. Serve over ice.