Mother's Day Ideas, take one

                Psssst, pssst, hey kids.  With Mother's Day right around the corner, I thought I would dedicate this week's posts to easy ideas for diy gifts.  (Totally NOT a hint or anything, Hippie Pants.)  So, first things first, if your mom is all tired of those diamond tiaras and rubies and maserati's, how about some easy, yummy treats?  These are easy, look cool and are very yummy. They are especially delicious because Mother's Day treats don't have calories for moms.  At least, not in my universe.

 

DIY kid friendly truffles-  You will need:

  one package of store bought cookies (sandwich cookies are great for this but really any will work)

 2 pkgs (8 oz each) cream cheese or neufchatel, softened.

 2 bags chocolate chips (dark is awesome, but any will do)

 

Crush the cookies with a rolling pin or potato masher.  Mix the crumbs with the softened cream cheese and roll into small balls .  Place in refrigerator to chill.  (Or freeze if you are in a hurry)

Have an adult melt the chocolate chips (double boiler works better, Dads) then roll the balls in the chocolate to coat. Refrigerate until set.  Easy peasy and awesome.

 

 

Strawberry lollipops-  you will need:

 strawberries

long lollipop sticks or bamboo bbq skewers

 chocolate magic shell (you know, like you put on ice cream.) Note: you can use melted chocolate but magic shell works well and no stove is needed then.

 

Simply chill the strawberries, place onto skewers like a lollipop then coat with magic shell.  After its set, you can arrange the lollipops in a vase like flowers.   This one is actually pretty easy and very impressive.

 

 

Homemade ice cream sandwiches- this one is a hit anytime, but use the more grown up versions of cookies and ice cream flavors and it becomes something special.

   You will need:

 pre made cookies- any, but for Mom, I suggest Milanos or Mint Milanos (You can even make your own if you are really picky/adventurous.) 

1 container ice cream, softened.  Try a flavor that suits the cookies, vanilla for ginger snaps,chocolate for mint milanos, coffee for Milanos, etc.

 

Simply place a small scoop of ice cream between two cookies and freeze until firm.  This is really easy, but the genius is in the flavor combinations.  Cohcolate cip cookies/strawberry ice cream, Vanilla cookies- peach ice cream.  The sky's the limit here.

 

Make these for Mom and make sure to clean the kitchen afterwards and your mom will think you're a genius.  Even more than she already does now.