JOKE OF THE WEEK
One morning Emma woke up with a start. Her husband Jim asked what was the matter and she told him, “I just had a dream that you had given me a pearl necklace for Valentine’s Day. What do you think that means?” “You’ll know tonight,” Jim said. That evening Jim came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, Emma opened it, only to find a book entitled, “The meaning of dreams.”
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
Easy (makes about 3 dozen)
Ingredients
• 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 c. butter, room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 c. white or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 c. macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
• 1 15-oz. box strawberry cake mix
• 1/4 c. powdered sugar
• ⅛ c. Valentines sprinkles
Instructions
Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add egg and mix again. Add dry cake mix and mix until combined. Add semi-sweet or white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Stir to incorporate.
Form cookies into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar and then in Valentines Sprinkles. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and refrigerate for about an hour, or freeze for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cookie balls onto parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for two minutes before removing to cooling rack. Sprinkle additional Valentines.
Sprinkles on cookies if you want a few extra.
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