Fun Valentines Treats for those with Braces!

Hey everyone, Emily here from Robison Orthodontics in Gilbert, Az .

I love Valentines day, all of the sugar cookies, chocolate dipped strawberries and SWEETS galore! There are lots of options for braces friendly treats, like the classic sugar cookies or even chocolate dipped strawberries. But I wanted to give you all a yummy recipe to copy that I found from here: http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/2010/02/homemade-oreos.html. Enjoy and stay away from those hard candies to avoid braking your braces off!

{Homemade Oreo Cookies}

For the Cookies:
1 package devil’s food cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 – cup oil
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Add oil and eggs to cake mix and blend together. Roll dough into balls (a little larger than a quarter). Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on sheet (until warm). Remove cookies from sheet and place on cooling rack.To assemble the cookies, add about a tablespoon of filling into the center of one cookie. Place another cookie similar in size on top of the filling. Lightly press, to work the filling evenly to the outsides of the cookie. Continue this process until all the cookies have been sandwiched with cream.

Cream Cheese Filling Recipe:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 block of cream cheese (8 oz)
3-4 cups – powdered sugar (depending on desired consistency)
1 – tsp vanilla extract

Cream butter and add cream cheese and mix well. Add powdered sugar slowly until you reach your desired consistency.

Happy Valentines day!