Easy Party Ideas

It's not too early to be thinking about party ideas for Superbowl entertaining and Valentine's Day. Here are some ideas I found on Pinterest

This is such an easy treat to make. You need pretzels, Hershey’s heart shaped chocolates or Dove chocolates, and M & M's. Unwrap each chocolate and place them on a pretzel. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Just as the chocolate starts to get melty immediately remove them from the oven. Press a Valentine M&M to top them off adding a bit of color.

Heart Shape Peanut Butter Butter Cookies
This recipe comes from Betty Crocker. It can be made two ways.
#1

• Need I box of Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix 
• Heart shape milk chocolate candies 
• Heat oven to 375 and follow directions on box to form dough 
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar 
• Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes 
• Immediately press chocolate heart into top of each cookie 
• Cool cookies on wire rack 

#2 Peanut Butter Cookies from Betty Crocker Cookie Book p.79
Cook's notes: This has been one of my favorite tried and true recipes from the book. You know its a keeper when food stains highlight the page :)
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar 
• 1/2 cup white sugar 
• 1/4 cup butter softened 
• 1/4 cup margarine 
• 1/2 cup chunky Skippy Peanut Butter 
• 1 large egg 
• 1-1/4 cups flour (I use half whole wheat and half white flour) 
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda 
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder 
• 1/4 tsp. salt 

Directions:

• Beat sugars, butter, margarine, peanut butter and egg 
• Stir in remaining ingredients and place bowl in freezer for an hour or refrigerator for three hours 
• Heat oven to 375 
• Shape dough into 1-1/2 inch balls and place on an ungreased sheet 
• Place 3 inches apart and bake 9 minutes 
• Immediately add chocolate heart

Use red hots to decorate Valentine cupcakes

Make bags of popcorn and add in Valentine M and M's

This was just too cute of an idea to pass up posting!

Love Potion Drink
Serves 1
Ingredients:

• pink lemonade
• raspberry sherbet
• Sprite
• vodka

Directions:

• Fill serving glass half full with pink lemonade, 1 large scoop of sherbet, 1 oz. vodka, 4 oz. Sprite
• Pour all of this in blender and mix well