Song: McDonald's "Put A Smile On"
Yikes! I can't believe how long it's been since I posted something on this blog. I'm going to take a moment to be brutally honest with you-I tried making/creating a couple recipes in November for this blog, but they didn't turn out as good as I hoped they would be. Because of this, I didn't post them. Until recently when my editor, Mary Ann, asked to see my blog, I had no idea that my last post was in October!
Anyway, Mary Ann is very sweet, and I was thrilled when I got my first-ever blog request from her. She asked me to feature a recipe by her daughter, Meredith, on my blog! When Mary Ann first showed us Meredith's unique dessert creation, all of us were very impressed. I don't even like mint, but I thought her cookies were delicious!
Yup, this is a real dessert! Meredith was able to craft mini burgers out of cookies and other ingredients. Read on to see how she did it!
Meredith's Mini Burger Cookies
What you'll need:
- 1 box Nabisco Nilla Wafers cookies
- 1 box Keebler's Fudge Shoppe Grasshopper Mint cookies (You could also use thin mints because Girl Scouts will be selling cookies soon! Hey, did you hear the recent news about Girl Scout cookies being sold online and through mobile apps? Yup, it's true! Why couldn't this occur when I was a Girl Scout?)
- 1 cup Vanilla Frosting
- 1 Package Shredded coconut
- Green food-coloring
- A handful of sesame seeds
- A small amount of honey
* The amount of each individual ingredient depends on how many burgers you want to make. I just find that having a little extra of everything is always a safe idea in case something goes wrong!
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| They're tiny and full of flavor! |
1) With the food-coloring, dye the shredded coconut green.
2) Frost the bottoms of two Nilla Wafers with the vanilla frosting
3) Attach one Grasshopper Mint Cookie to one Nilla Wafer.
4) Place a little shredded coconut on top of the grasshopper mint cookie
5) Put the remaining Nilla Wafer on top.
6) Lightly brush the top "bun" of each burger with honey
7) Sprinkle a few sesame seeds on the top of each burger
8) Repeat steps 2-7 until you get the amount of mini hamburger cookies you desire
* Note: If you'd rather have "iceberg" lettuce on your burgers, than liquefy the green food coloring a little bit before you dye the coconut. Also, depending on how much coconut you decide to use, you might need to put more icing on the grasshopper cookie as well!
Now you know as well as I do that there aren't too many songs about burgers out there. The only song I could think of that would go with this recipe was "Put a Smile On" from the old McDonald's commercials back in the day. Click here to view the song with the commercial. Maybe it's not what you had in mind for a song, but it works for me!
*All credit for this recipe goes to Meredith. All credit to the song and video goes to McDonald's.
