Cinco de Mayo Sombrero Cookies

 I had to take dinner to a friend last year, and it happened to fall on Cinco de Mayo! I wanted to have a fun little treat for the kids, and remembered this cute idea I had seen in Family Fun.

This was before I blogged, so sorry there are no step-by-step photos, only this one!! It's really easy though...
Olé!

Ingredients:
round cookies (I just bought some cheap ones at Walmart--I wanted cookies that looked brownish)
White frosting
colorful, round sprinkles
Kraft Caramels

Unwrap a few caramels and heat in microwave for 12 seconds.  Shape half or whole caramel (depending how big you want it) like the top of the hat.  Spread frosting around edges of caramel and cookie, sprinkle on the colors or roll the edges in some sprinkles.

Also, check out this Queso Dip for your other Cinco de Mayo needs.

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Queso Chip Dip

I had some friends over the other night, and noticed there wasn't very much food on our potluck table. "Oh no!",  I thought to myself, "This just can't happen!"

*Heaven forbid we don't eat tons of snacks when we get together*

Luckily, I had just run across this recipe in a magazine and had the ingredients on hand.  It was delicious and I couldn't stop eating it.  I really liked this recipe, and I really liked that it was different than other queso dips I've tried.  I just have a hard time using "pasturized prepared cheese products" or food that rhymes with "schmel-shmeeta".  I want the real stuff!

You'll only need 3 ingredients for this dip (don't forget the chips!)
8 oz. Cream Cheese
1 Cup Salsa
1 can "no bean" Chili

 Combine all ingredients together in a saucepan. Heat on medium until the cheese is nice and melty, stirring frequently.  This could also be done in a small crockpot, which would be nice when serving to keep the dip warm.

(We ate ours so fast, keeping it warm was not a problem!)

                           Stock up on these simple ingredients,

                           so your guests will never go hungry!

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