Skittles Basketball Cookies and Taste the Rainbow Lemonade
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March is in full swing and you know what that means; it’s basketball tournament season!ย ย Are you a huge basketball fan?ย Then this is your month!ย I’ve been gearing up for March with some fun and fabulous treats using Skittles.ย ย Just remember, it’s only madness if you don’t have Skittles during the game!
I went to Sam’s Club this weekend to help me stock up on everything I would need to watch some of the games.ย ย We got cream cheese to make dips, lemonade to make a fun Taste the Rainbow Lemonade, and the 54 oz. bag of Skittles.ย The Skittles were easy to find as they were on a pallet at the end of the candy aisle at Sam’s Club.ย I grabbed a bag because I had some fun ideas for using this sweet treat.
When I got home I started cooking.ย ย I wanted something fun that both adults and kids could enjoy while watching the game.ย ย I also wanted something to eat and something to drink so I got started right away.ย I mean, who can watch a sporting event without a treat?ย Not me!
I had the great idea to make super cute basketball shaped cookies.ย I made my favorite sugar cookie dough recipe, rolled the dough out, and cut it into circles.ย ย Once the cookies were cooled I spread on some frosting and topped them with orange Skittles.ย ย I loved the way they made the basketball cookies look.ย ย Then I piped on black frosting laces to really make them look like basketballs.
Then I got started on my drink.ย ย The Taste the Rainbow lemonade was so easy to make and it actually went far quicker then I thought it would.ย ย I opened up 5 bottles of lemonade and poured a handful, about 1/4 cup, of one color of Skittles into each bottle.ย Do this carefully as the Skittles made the lemonade foam up.ย I let the bottles sit for 15 minutes and they changed color as the Skittles dissolved.ย ย I tasted each one and the flavor tasted just like Skittles!
Making the lemonade was fun and it’s something a child could help with in the kitchen.ย ย I set out glasses with fun paper straws and ice beside the bottles so people could help themselves to whatever flavor of lemonade they would enjoy.
Now that we had a treat and a beverage we were ready for the Basketball Tournament.ย ย Of course we could have our very own Skittles Tourney between the basketball cookies and the Taste the Rainbow lemonade!ย Either way I was ready to settle in for some series basketball.ย ย If only my basketball loving dad had been down to watch a game or two it would have been the perfect weekend.
Taste the Rainbow Lemonade
Ingredients
- 5 bottles of sparkling lemonade
- 1/4 c. red Skittles
- 1/4 c. orange Skittles
- 1/4 c. yellow Skittles
- 1/4 c. green Skittles
- 1/4 c. purple Skittles
- Fun Paper Straws optional
Instructions
- Open all five bottles of lemonade.
- Pour a quarter cup of one flavor Skittles into each of the bottles.
- Wait 15 minutes, watching the lemonade to make sure it doesn't fizz up too much.
- After 15 minutes pour the mixture through a strainer to get out any remaining Skittles that didn't dissolve.
- Pour back into the bottles along with ice, glasses, and straws. Enjoy!
Notes
Taste the Rainbow Lemonade
Ingredients
- 5 bottles of sparkling lemonade
- 1/4 c. red Skittles
- 1/4 c. orange Skittles
- 1/4 c. yellow Skittles
- 1/4 c. green Skittles
- 1/4 c. purple Skittles
- Fun Paper Straws optional
Instructions
- Open all five bottles of lemonade.
- Pour a quarter cup of one flavor Skittles into each of the bottles.
- Wait 15 minutes, watching the lemonade to make sure it doesn't fizz up too much.
- After 15 minutes pour the mixture through a strainer to get out any remaining Skittles that didn't dissolve.
- Pour back into the bottles along with ice, glasses, and straws. Enjoy!
How awesome! My daughter would LOVE the Skittles lemonade!
Thanks! The lemonade is super easy to make.
Those cookies turned out super cute! I should make these for my son. I have always loved Skittles.
Those cookies and rainbow lemonades both look so yummy! I loves Skittles as a young kid. Thank you for sharing!
Skittles Lemonade?! What? That sounds awesome! And so fun for a birthday party or something. And those sugar cookies seem like a sugar rush! Wowie!
Thank yoU! The lemonade was super fun to make. I can’t wait to do it with the kids at school! The cookies were very sweet but fun to eat.
Those are really fun treats. I think I will try that Skittles lemonade the next time my grand kids come over, right before I send them home with their parents. Enjoy those games!
So cute! The lemonade looks wonderful, too!
Yummy, I will have to try the flavored lemonaide. I love skittles.
It’s so good and so fun for kids!
Such a neat idea. I love those cookies
My son’s nickname in high school was Skittles! He comes home for college spring break Saturday. I think I need to get my March Madness bake on! Thanks
Love those cookies. And I’ve seen Skittles put in soda before, but not lemonade. What a fabulous idea. #client