Published: June 24, 2010

Cooking With Kids
Madison Weekly

Here are two quick and easy recipes for cool summer treat kids can make!

Mini OREO Surprise Cupcakes

Makes 24 servings

What You Need!

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp.sugar
• 48 Mini OREO Bite Size Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
• 1-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Make It!

With a parent’s help, here’s what to do:

• HEAT oven to 350°F.
• PREPARE cake batter as directed on package. Mix cream cheese, egg and sugar until well blended.
• SPOON half the cake batter into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Top each with about 1-1/2 tsp. cream cheese mixture and 1 cookie; cover with remaining cake batter.
• BAKE 19 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
• FROST with COOL WHIP. Top with remaining cookies. Frosted cupcakes can be stored in refrigerator up to 3 days.

Lemonade Slushie

What You Need!

• 1-3/4 cups prepared KOOL-AID Lemonade Soft Drink
• 1 env. KOOL-AID Lemonade Flavor Soft Drink Mix
• 1-1/2 cups water

Make It!

• POUR prepared soft drink into plastic ice cube tray.
• FREEZE 3 hours or until firm.
• PLACE dry drink mix in blender container. Add water and the lemonade ice cubes; cover. Blend on high speed until slushy, using pulsing action.
• SERVE immediately.