civil war 2010

I went a little overboard with tailgating treats

but I had a good time doing it

the first on the list were bon bon cookies

bon bon cookies

1/2 c. butter, softened

3/4 c. confectioners sugar, sifted

1 tbsp vanilla extract

orange food coloring

1 1/2 c. flour

1/8 tsp salt

preheat the oven to 350 degrees and beat together butter, sugar, vanilla, and color

combine flour and salt, then add that to the mixture above

take a tbsp of dough and wrap it around a couple chocolate chips

you could also use nuts, dried fruit, or other candy

place cookies an inch apart and bake for 12-15min

after cooled, dip the cookies in the glaze and add topping if desired

icing

1 c. confectioners sugar, sifted

2 tbsp cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

orange food coloring

I topped these ones off with a dark chocolate covered coffee bean

then I moved on to mini cupcakes (w/leftover halloween cake mix, frosting & sprinkles)

next up were the sugar cookies

these had chocolate frosting as well, just colored it black

go beavs!

and last but certainly not least were the cakepops and cakeballs
for the pops I used a pot filled with rice and dried black beans at the top

devil's food cakeballs covered in vanilla melts
orange cakeballs (yellow cake colored orange) covered in dark cocoa melts

devil's food cakeballs covered in orange flavored melts

managed to spare four cakeballs - one for each of my duck friends at work

after the desserts were done, I threw something savory together
breakfast casserole!