Make these fun Root Beer Float Cupcakes next time you are looking to make some thing sweet.   I love the fun root beer flavoring in these.   You can top them off with a shortened straw for even more of a Root Beer Float feel to them.

Cupcake Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Butter (softened)
• 3 Eggs
• 2 1/2 cups Flour
• 2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 TBSP Root Beer Extract or 1 tsp Root Beer Concentrate
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 cup Root Beer

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 cup Butter (softened)
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 3 TBSP Root Beer
• 1 tsp Root Beer Extract or 1/4 tsp Root Beer Concentrate
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Line muffin pans with paper liners and preheat your oven to 350. Stir together flour, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in eggs, root beer extract and vanilla. Gradually add in flour mixture and root beer until just combined.

Fill each cup about 2/3 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Whip butter. Gradually add powdered sugar and . Add root beer until you reach desired consistency. Finish with root beer extract and vanilla to frosting and mix until fluffy.

Transfer to piping bag and frost each cupcake. For fun you can top with a cherry and cut straw.

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This fun cookie mix is super easy to make! You can use m&ms of different colors to match what ever holiday your are celebrating.

Christmas Cake Mix Cookies ingredients:

• 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup Christmas M&M’s (Red and Green)

Preheat oven to 350.   Mix together cake mix, oil and eggs then fold in M&Ms.

Form dough into 1″ balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9 minutes. Allow to cool on cookie sheet. Enjoy!

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You can make a homemade version of the ever popular OREOs with this recipe. I prefer this homemade version to the store bought any day. They are yummy!

Homemade Oreos Ingredients: (Makes about 20-25 cookies)

Cookies:

• 1 1/4 cup Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup softened Butter
• 1 Egg

Filling:

• 1/4 cup softened Butter
• 1/4 cup Shortening
• 2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract

Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar.

Beat in the butter and egg until a dough forms.

Place dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll out between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thickness.

Place in freezer for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375. Use a 2″ round cookie cutter to make cookies. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 9 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

Cream together butter and vanilla. Gradually add in the sugar, beating until fluffy.

Tranfer filling to piping bag with round tip. Pipe filling onto a cookie to nearly cover. Place another cookie on top of the filling and lightly press. Enjoy!

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