Make-A-Wish Donation Drive
We are excited to be partnering with Make-A-Wish! Our stores will be collecting donations during the month of May to help grant the wishes of local children in your area.
Dates:
Our Make-A-Wish drive will run 4/29/25 to 5/25/24.
How to Donate:
You can donate in-store and online. To donate online click here. To donate in-store, ask your cashier to donate or scan the barcode at the self-check outs. Self-check out donations must be made in $1 increments.
Recipes:
Local Wish kids provided us with their favorite recipes!
Thick Soft Christmas Cookies
Ingredients (Cookies):
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup shortening
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
4 cups flour (plus more to make stiff dough)
Ingredients (Frosting):
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup melted margarine
2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon flavoring (almond recommended)
4–5 drops food coloring
Directions (Cookies):
1. Mix ingredients in order listed.
2. Roll out dough and cut into favorite shapes.
3. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350°F for about 10 minutes. Cool completely, then frost.
Directions (Frosting):
1. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
2. Add food coloring as desired.
Note: Double the frosting recipe to cover a batch of about 9 dozen cookies.
Sour Cream Lemon Pie
Crust:
1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
⅓ cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
Mix together and press into 9" pie plate. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
Filling:
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
½ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
½ cup sour cream
Cook sugar, flour, salt, and milk until thickened. Slowly stir some of the hot mixture into egg yolks, then add yolks to the rest of the mixture and cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rind. Let cool. Fold in sour cream and pour into pie crust. Chill several hours or overnight.
Topping (optional):
Top with whipped cream or Cool Whip.