Little Macs & Holiday Weekend Cookies
Made the easiest Memorial Day menu this morning!! Little Mac Sliders, seasoned with an onion soup mix and slathered in Mac sauce were a hit! And the Red, White, and Blue cookies are chewy and chunky with dried blueberries, cherries, and white chocolate, perfect for any patriotic holiday weekend this summer. Make them, share them, and enjoy!

Little Mac Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1 1 oz onion soup packet
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 6 slices American cheese, quartered
- butter, softened, for buns
- 12 slider buns
- iceberg lettuce, shredded, for serving
Burger Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
- 1 tbsp onion, very finely minced
- 1/2 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Combine the ground beef with the onion soup packet and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Divide and pat the mixture into 12 small patties, about 2 ounces each. Grill or cook on the stovetop to desired doneness, placing 2 small squares of cheese on each patty to melt at the end. Butter and lightly toast the buns. Spoon sauce onto the buns, then top with a burger patty and some shredded lettuce.
- For burger sauce, in a small bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients and stir well.

Holiday Weekend Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped if large
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In the bowl of a mixer, beat the butter and sugars until combined and fluffy. Add the egg and extracts. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and stir. Add the white chocolate chips and dried fruit and combine well. Scoop the dough by the heaping tablespoon onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned on the edges.