Hokie Kitchen
November 13, 2009 at 10:12 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 16 CommentsTags: cookie, hokie, hokie bird, jello shot, virginia tech, vt
it’s football time, and this season has definitely provided a few good opportunities to do some Virginia Tech “cooking” – which I’ve decided to post since I had such a difficult time finding examples online when I took on a few of these projects.
here are the “hokie bird” cookies, cookie cutter purchased at the Tech Bookstore:
definitely the most difficult – and in order to get the maroon frosting that dark, I had to use so much food coloring gel that it stained your mouth. but they were cute.
This batch also included a few of the more basic “VT” cookies:
and here’s the whole shebang on my football platter:
For the Tech/Miami tailgate in Blacksburg, I went with the basic VT cookies but this time I used maroon and orange M&Ms for decoration rather than frosting:
Not the greatest picture and the heat of the baking cracked the M&Ms, but you get the idea. I hope.
And now the fun part… Virginia Tech Jello shots! For the first tailgate, I started off easy – black cherry and orange layers:
Which you can hardly distinguish here.
But now for tailgate #2, it’s getting serious. Five layers – maroon, white, orange, white, maroon.
Yes, my parents are proud.
Woo – can’t wait for tomorrow! Let’s go Hokies, beat Maryland!!!!
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So crerative,
Comment by Brian— November 23, 2009 #
Hey Jordan! We’re having a debate over what the white layer is made of. Is it made of Pina Colda jello? Or coconut Jello pudding? Whip Cream?
Comment by Sara and her coworker Rob— September 16, 2010 #
Its plain Knox gelatin, sweetened condensed milk, and vodka!
Comment by aliceinthekitchen— September 16, 2010 #
Where can I buy the Hokie cookie cutter?
Comment by Kathleen Haddow— August 3, 2011 #
I bought mine at Campus Emporium in Blacksburg, but you can also buy it from their website.
Comment by aliceinthekitchen— August 6, 2011 #
I have yet to find the Hokie Bird cookie cutter. Does the Emporium still sell them? Their website only shows the VT.
Thanks!!
Comment by MBM— September 3, 2011 #
I spotted them at Tech Bookstore on Main Street but they aren’t on their website now – you could call but I have also seen them on eBay. Good luck!
Comment by aliceinthekitchen— September 3, 2011 #
Thanks a bunch! I’ll check it out this weekend!
Comment by MBM— November 30, 2011 #
Hi Alice! I found your blog through pinterest. I am a Hokie and I LOVE your cookies and jello shots. Do you have a recipe for them? I am the author of a cookbook entitled, “A Taste of Virginia Tech” that will be published this Fall and would love to include your recipe in the book (giving 100% credit to you, of course). Please email me if you are interested!
Comment by Krista Gallagher— January 30, 2012 #
Would you share your jello shot recipe? Please! Thanks!
Comment by Laura— August 12, 2013 #
Laura,
For the white jello, pour 1 cup of vodka into a bowl. Sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored Knox gelatin over the vodka. Let it stand for about two minutes. Add 1 cup of boiling water and stir until the gelatin completely dissolves. Pour in a 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk and stir well.
For the colors, I follow the instructions on the box of Jell-o, substituting the cold water for vodka (using either plain or flavored vodka to compliment the Jell-o flavor).
Comment by aliceinthekitchen— August 12, 2013 #
How long do you wait between each layer of jello?
Comment by HotmessExpressKitchen— December 10, 2013 #
Until it’s set or it’s a mess – usually at least 2 hours.
Comment by aliceinthekitchen— December 10, 2013 #
[…] Football season continues to provide opportunities for fun baking. This year, I wanted to make some cookies for our first tailgate, but I didn’t want to make sugar cookie cutouts, as I have before. […]
Pingback by VT Maroon and Orange Spiral Sugar Cookies | Alice in the Kitchen— September 12, 2013 #
Very energetic post, I liked that a lot.
Will there be a part 2?
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