Try these recipes for your next Mexican Train Dominoes game night

Mexican Train Dominoes is a train load of fun with your friends or family. But you level-up your game and show how serious a player you are by preparing some special domino-themed snacks and treats.

Domino cookies For the less-talented bakers out there, you can’t get much easier than this recipe from Nestle, archived on STLCooks.com: You’ll need: 1 package (18 ounces) Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Dough Bars 1-3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 cup (1.5 ounces) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips That’s it! You take some pre-made cookie dough, cut them in half lengthwise, roll out the door over a lightly-floured surface, and cut into 10-12 rectangles. Press down some chocolate chips and score down the middle for a "crease" and bake for 10-13 minutes at 325°F. Bonus idea: a similar idea from MouthsofMums.com has another variation on this similar idea. Perfect for our British friends who want biscuits and not cookies.

Domino cake Another semi-homemade idea uses white cake mix, chocolate frosting, white candies, and white frosting. It’ll take about an hour for the whole thing. More from BHG.com: You’ll need: 1 2-layer-size package white cake mix ¾ cup canned chocolate frosting ¼ cup canned white frosting 2 tablespoons white candy-coated milk chocolate pieces or other white candies* Bake the cake to directions in a 13x9 baking pan at 350°F, spread frosting on top, and decorate with candies. Bonus idea: use M&M’s as colored dots, akin to your favorite Mexican Train Dominoes app.

Dice cheese "ball" Make your own cheese ball or grab one from the store and shape it into a cube. Use black olives cut in half to mark the dots and serve with crackers. Get all the details from tasteofhome.com: You’ll need: 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened, divided 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend or part-skim mozzarella cheese 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley 1 teaspoon whole milk 8 medium pitted ripe olives Assorted crackers

Peanut Butter Domino Brownies This recipe calls for a special brownie mix, but just about any brownie mix will do. Just make sure it can handle having a little melted peanut butter added in. Or, if you have a nut allergy to work with, leave the nuts and peanut butter out. This via tastefullysimple.com: You’ll need: 1 pkg. Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter 2 large eggs, beaten ½ cup creamy peanut butter, melted White decorating frosting with narrow decorating tip Bake to directions and cut into bite-size rectangles to decorate once cool with white icing.

Homemade Dice Brownies Alli at CupcakeDiariesBlog.com has a great homemade recipe for larger-than-life chocolate brownies. You’ll need: 1 c butter, softened 2 c sugar 4 large eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 6 Tbsp cocoa powder 2 c flour 2 (16oz) cans vanilla frosting 2 boxes Junior Mints candy, movie size Bonus idea: The Cooking Channel has a variation with chili powder for a little extra kick.

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These recipes are great whether you’re playing by yourself and just want an extra fun snack or you’re playing with your friends around the table.

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