Jujubes Candy

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces unflavored gelatin
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups strawberry puree, strained
• granulated sugar or superfine sugar, to coat

Recipe

• 1 prepare a 6-inch square pan by wetting it lightly with water, and wetting a knife or cookie cutter. or use a mold pan.
• 2 stir together the gelatin and sugar in a medium saucepan, then add the puree and 2/3 cup water.
• 3 stir over medium heat until the sugar and gelatin are dissolved.
• 4 bring to a boil, then cover and boil for 5 minutes.
• 5 pour into the prepared pan and allow to set completely.
• 6 once set, turn out of the pan onto waxed paper. cut into squares or shapes with the prepared, wetted tool of your choice.
• 7 roll candies in granulated or superfine sugar.

Power Peanut Butter Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• 3 combine peanut butter, vanilla, eggs and egg whites in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• 4 add peanut butter mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until blended (do not overmix this dough).
• 5 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; shape dough into a 10 inch long roll. place roll on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; flatten to a 1-inch thickness.
• 6 bake at 325f for 35 minutes.
• 7 remove roll from baking sheet and cool 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• 8 reduce oven temperature to 300°f.
• 9 cut cooled rolls diagonally into 18 slices. place slices, cut sides down, on baking sheet. bake at 300f for 20 minutes. turn cookies over and bake an additional 20 minutes. (please note cookies will still be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool).
• 10 remove from baking sheet and cool completely on a wire rack.

Lemon Lime Cooler Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (1 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon double strength vanilla extract (or 1 tsp. regular strength vanilla)
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 -5 key limes, juice and grated peel (about 8 tablespoons juice and 1 tablespoon peel)
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 375.
• 2 2. cream together the butter, sugar, and extracts. add the eggs and mix well. gradually add the flour and mix well. lastly, mix in the grated lime peel and juice (save the squeezed limes.) drop the dough onto greased cookie sheets by rounded tablespoons. bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.
• 3 3. as soon as you have removed the cookies from the oven, pat the top of each cookie with squeezed lime to get a drop of juice on top of each cookie. then immediately dust well with powdered sugar.

Potato Pancakes - Latkes (low-fat Baked Version)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 -4 russet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1 medium onion
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 fresh pineapple (peeled, cored, quartered and sliced)
• 4 fresh oranges, in sections
• 1 cup pitted prunes
• 3/4 cup dry wine
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes; steam until almost tender. plunge into cold water, then peel. grate coarsely.
• 2 grate onion; add.
• 3 beat egg with salt, pepper, milk; add to potato-onion mixture.
• 4 combine lightly.
• 5 preheat oil on rimmed cookie sheet. drop by tablespoonfuls onto sheet and flatten with back of spoon. bake at 350f until bottoms brown, about 20 minutes. turn and brown other side, about 15 minutes more.
• 6 makes 16 pancakes. serve with sour cream, applesauce, cinnamon sugar or jam, or with baked fruit compote.
• 7 make baked fruit compote:.
• 8 arrange pineapple slices, orange sections, and pitted prunes in a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
• 9 pour wine over the fruit.
• 10 combine brown sugar with spices and orange zest; sprinkle over fruit.
• 11 cover and bake at 350f until pineapple is tender, about 45 minutes. makes 10 servings.

Empire Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup raspberry jam
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1/4 cup candied cherry, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream butter.
• 2 add sugar, creaming well.
• 3 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 4 combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness.
• 6 cut into 2-inch rounds, and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 bake at 350°f (175°c) for 10 minutes or until very lightly browned at edges.
• 8 cool thoroughly.
• 9 spread half of the cookies with jam, and top with remaining cookies.
• 10 combine confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and enough hot water to make a thin icing.
• 11 frost tops of cookies.
• 12 top each with a small piece of candied cherry.

Pineapple Shortbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup very fine sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup pineapple preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300. cream the butter and sugar together until light and airy, about 3 minutes.
• 2 add the flour gradually, stirring until well blended.
• 3 spread the dough evenly on an ungreased cookie sheet. bake for 33-39 minutes, or until golden brown. be careful not to scorch the edges.
• 4 remove the cookie sheet from the oven, set it on a wire rack, and allow it to cool slightly.
• 5 when the shortbread is cool enough to handle, but still malleable, spread it with pineapple preserves.
• 6 slice it lengthwise into 6 strips, and then cross-wise into 9 strips to form 1-inch squares.

Sinfully Rich & Easy Sticky Buns

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 loaves frozen bread dough
• 1/2 cup blue bonnet butter (1 stick)
• 1 (3 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)

Recipe

• 1 thaw bread dough.
• 2 grease 9" x 13" pan.
• 3 tear one loaf of bread up into pieces and put in bottom of pan.
• 4 melt butter in milk in small sauce-pan on stove top on medium heat.
• 5 add brown sugar & cinnamon to melted butter & milk.
• 6 add pudding and stir until dissolved.
• 7 pour over torn-up bread dough in pan.
• 8 tear up 2nd loaf of bread and place on top.
• 9 cover with wax paper and let rise until double.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven and loosen edges of pan with butter knife.
• 12 immediately turn upside down onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.

Roasted Banana Macadamia Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 ripe unpeeled bananas
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400° and set a rack on the lower-middle level.
• 2 place bananas (unpeeled) on baking sheet.
• 3 roast until they turn black all over, approx 12 minutes.
• 4 remove them to cool and reduce oven to 350°.
• 5 for crust, combine cookie crumbs, nuts and brown sugar in food processor.
• 6 pulse a few times to mix, then add melted butter and blend well.
• 7 press mixture into the bottom only of a 10-inch springform pan.
• 8 prepare filling: beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until smooth.
• 9 add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 10 add the roasted banana pulp, rum and vanilla extract; beat until smooth.
• 11 pour the mixture into crust and smooth top.
• 12 place pan on baking sheet.
• 13 bake about 1 hour, or until cheesecake is light golden on top and begins pulling away from pan.
• 14 cool the cheesecake to room temperature on wire rack, then cover and chill overnight before serving.

Hamantashen

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4-1 cup sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange rind (or rind of 1 medium orange)
• 1 lb strawberries or 1 lb apricot preserves or 1 lb canned cherry pie filling or 1 lb prepared poppy seed filling (mohn) or 1 lb apple pie filling (my favorite)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease cookie sheets.
• 2 place all ingredients in a large mixer bowl and beat together.
• 3 you may add a drop more juice or flour, depending on the consistency of the dough.
• 4 roll dough into a ball.
• 5 divide into four parts.
• 6 on a floured board or counter roll out each portion to about 1/4" thick.
• 7 using a round biscuit or cookie cutter or cup, cut approximately 3" circle.
• 8 place on greased cookie sheet.
• 9 spoon 1/2 teaspoon filling in the middle of each circle.
• 10 to shape into triangle, lift up the right& left sides, leaving the bottom down, and bring both sides to meet at the center above the filling.
• 11 bring top flap down to the center to meet the two sides.
• 12 pinch edges together.
• 13 bake in a 350 f preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

Pineapple Semifreddo Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 5/8 ounces stella d' oro cookies
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 16 ounces pineapple chunks (coarsely chopped)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 shell: heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 remove 1 cookie and coarsely crush. set aside.
• 3 place remaining cooies in a food processor and pulse to make fine crumbs. reserve 1/2 cup for filling.
• 4 in a bowl, combine remaining crumbs and sugar. stir in butter. spread mixture over the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
• 5 bake for 10 minutes. cool completely.
• 6 filling: in a large bowl, stir together ricotta cheese and sugar. set aside 1/4 cup of the pineapple for garnish. stir remaining pineapple into cheese mixture.
• 7 in another bowl, beat together cream and confectioner's sugar until stiff. add to pineapple mixture and gently fold until just combined. fold 1/2 cup reserved cookie crumbs into pineapple mixture. plave into pie shell, mounding the filling.
• 8 to garnish, sprinkle reserved pineapple and coarsely crushed cookie over filling. freeze 6 hours or overnite.
• 9 to serve, remove pie from freezer and place in fridge 15 to 20 minutes for easy cutting.

Poutine Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 potato, well-washed and cut into thin strips (russet preferred)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (13 7/8 ounce) package pillsbury refrigerated classic pizza crust
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (more, as desired)
• 3 ounces deli roast beef, sliced and torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1/4 cup beef gravy, hot (more, as desired)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, shredded for garnish

Recipe

• 1 place the potato strips in a bowl of cold water for 20 minutes.
• 2 after the potatoes have soaked for around ten minutes, preheat oven to 400°f.
• 3 thoroughly dry potatoes and place on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray (pam).
• 4 drizzle with about two tablespoons of olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 roast the potato strips for 30 minutes, tossing after 15 minutes, until golden brown.
• 6 transfer the fries to a plate.
• 7 wipe the browned bits from the pan and unroll the pizza dough onto the cookie sheet.
• 8 slide dough into the hot oven to partially bake for about 8 minutes.
• 9 lightly brush the crust with oil, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and deli beef.
• 10 bake another 6 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and is browning and bubbly.
• 11 arrange the fries evenly on the pizza and drizzle with the hot gravy.
• 12 garnish with parsley, slice and serve immediately.

Powdered Sugar Frosting For Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 mix powdered sugar, vanilla, shortening and salt with mixer till smooth and creamy.
• 2 add milk until it is the consistency you want.
• 3 add a few drops of food coloring for desired color.
• 4 frost away!

Quick And Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 20 ounces brownie mix, betty crocker original supreme preferred (with chocolate syrup pouch)
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 eggs
• 17 1/2 ounces chocolate chip cookie mix, betty crocker brand preferred
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 16 ounces chocolate frosting, betty crocker rich & creamy preferred

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• 3 make brownie mix as directed on box, using oil, water and 2 eggs; spread in pan.
• 4 make cookie mix as directed on pouch, using butter and 1 egg.
• 5 drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls evenly onto brownie batter; press down lightly.
• 6 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean.
• 7 cool completely, about 1 hour then frost.
• 8 **for brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Roasted Basil Tomatoes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 package cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch of chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt (such as kosher)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 combine all ingredients and coat well spread tomatoes on a cookie sheet lined with foil.
• 2 this helps with clean up.
• 3 bake for about 10 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to split.

Noni's Crostata

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 -3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 lemon, zest of, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pint jam

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar. preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 stir in yolks one at a time then add lemon peel and vanilla; stir to combine.
• 3 next add 3 cups flour and the baking powder and stir well. if needed, add 1/2 cup flour to stiffen dough.
• 4 press all-except 1 cup-of dough into a cookie sheet and spread with your choice of jam. we've traditionally used raspberry, strawberry or plum.
• 5 roll out remaining cup of dough on a floured surface and cut into strip's. lay strip's in a criss-cross pattern on top of jam.
• 6 bake for 30 minutes or until golden.

Really Ole Fashion Gingersnaps

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter (no spread) or 3/4 cup margarine (no spread)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 -3 teaspoons ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 stir in eggs,molasses, and vinegar.
• 4 sift and add the flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
• 5 mix ingredients til blended.
• 6 form 3/4" balls.
• 7 bake on greased sheet for 15 minutes or until done.
• 8 cookies will get the characteristic crinkle top as they bake.
• 9 let rest for 2 minutes before removing from the sheet.

Original Be-ro Melting Moments-afternoon Tea Biscuits Or Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 ounces soft butter or 5 ounces soft margarine
• 3 ounces caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 ounces self raising flour
• desiccated coconut or oats
• glace cherries

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 180ºc, 350ºf, gas mark 4. grease two baking trays.
• 2 cream the butter or margarine with the sugar until very light and fluffy. beat in the vanilla essence or extract.
• 3 stir in the flour and mix well.
• 4 roll walnut sized pieces of the mixture into balls and toss in rolled oats or desiccated coconut.
• 5 cut each glace cherry into quarters, for quarter for each melting moment.
• 6 place on baking trays, flatten slightly and place a small piece of cherry on each biscuit. bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown but not dark brown.
• 7 n.b. to help shape "ball" type biscuits, slightly dampen the hands.

Pecan Nut "meat" Balls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup water
• 2 organic vegetable bouillon cubes
• 4 cups whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 1 tablespoon tapioca flour

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and celery in oil.
• 2 dissolve bouillon cubes in 1 cup boiling water.
• 3 toss all dry ingredients together.
• 4 add onion, celery and vegetable broth to dry mixture and mix well.
• 5 let stand 15 minutes.
• 6 form into balls.
• 7 bake on well greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 350°f.
• 8 serve with your favorite tomatoe sauce or brown gravy.

Heather's Fruit Pizza Quick And Simple

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) package pillsbury sugar cookie dough (1-2 packages. depends on how thick you want your crust to be, i use 2)
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (softened)
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip (thawed)
• fresh fruit, any kind you may like (i.e. kiwi, strawberries, grapes, oranges, bananas, etc.)

Recipe

• 1 cut sugar cookie dough into 1/4-inch thick pieces.
• 2 lay it down on a greased pizza pan or rectangular pan.
• 3 press dough till pressed together.
• 4 bake in 350°f oven for 10 minutes or until brown.
• 5 let it cool completely.
• 6 while baking your crust, get a large bowl and mix together sugar,vanilla,and cream cheese.
• 7 fold in cool whip.
• 8 spread mixture onto baked crust (that is completely cooled.) when spread on, cut up your fresh fruit and place onto your pizza.
• 9 then put in refrigerator for an hour to chill.
• 10 then your ready to eat and enjoy.
• 11 another great and fun way to make this is using the rectangular pan is to use blueberries and strawberries to make an american flag.
• 12 use the blueberries as stars and strawberries as stripes.
• 13 it is a big hit for the 4th of july parties.
• 14 another extra is to sprinkle granola on to it or sliced almonds, for an extra taste.

Pecan Drops

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 10 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 325.
• 2 mix together all ingredients.
• 3 drop by teaspoonful on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 4 bake 15-20 minutes until delicate brown color.
• 5 if you like dust lightly with powdered sugar when cool.

Killer Pizza (at 2:00 Am)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup 130 degree water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 package fast rise yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce or 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 tablespoon emiril lagassie pizza seasoning
• 1 tablespoon pizza seasoning or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried sweet basil leaves
• sausage, browned or sliced pepperoni or ham or other meat, some use fennel seed too
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, coarse grated
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, coarse grated

Recipe

• 1 allow yeast to"flower" in hot water with some sugar in it-- mix yeast to uniform cloudiness-- add olive oil to yeast-water mixture-- mix salt with flour and add flour-salt mix to water-oil mix, blend and knead into rubbery-silky ball allow to rise double, roll out on 14 x 17" cookie sheet-- alow to rise again 20-30 minutes apply sauce, toppings, do not apply cheeses now!
• 2 wait until baked for 10 minutes at 450 f before removing from oven, applying cheeses and re-heating for 6 minutes or so cheese is melted uniformly rather than burned enough for 5 hungry guys.

Nonfat Creamy Vanilla Fudge!

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• pam cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 spray an 8-inch square pan.
• 2 slowly add in sugar to softened cream cheese.
• 3 mix, combining well.
• 4 blend in the salt and vanilla extract.
• 5 pour mixture into greased pan.
• 6 refrigerate overnight--or about 5 hours.
• 7 you may cut into bars/cubes, or use a interesting shaped cookie cutter!

Julie's Club Crackers & Almonds

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces almonds, slivered
• 1/4 lb butter (1 cube)
• 1/4 lb margarine (1 cube)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• club crackers

Recipe

• 1 break club crackers into individual crackers. put on two cookie sheets.
• 2 mix butter, oleo, sugar and boil until foamy about 1 minutes.
• 3 put slivered almonds on top of crackers.
• 4 pour butter mixture on crackers.
• 5 bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. watch carefully.
• 6 put on wax paper.

Heath Bar Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups margarine, softened (3 sticks)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 (1 7/8 ounce) heath candy bars

Recipe

• 1 blend margarine, sugar and vanilla. mix well.
• 2 add flour and baking soda.
• 3 mix in crushed candy bars.
• 4 roll into balls and flatten with a fork.
• 5 bake for 1o minutes at 350°f.

Heath Ice Cream Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 heath candy bars, broken up (not too small)
• 10 ounces oreo cookies, crushed into crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 5 heath candy bars, crushed (smaller is good here)
• 1/3 cup oreo cookies, crumbs
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce (i used smuckers)

Recipe

• 1 ice cream: beat eggs well, slowly add sugar until combined.
• 2 add cream and milk, freeze according to ice cream maker instructions. add heath in the last 2 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, make the crust: mix crumbs and butter and press into a 9 in glass pie plate, refrigerate or freeze until cold.
• 4 filling: mix pecans, heath and oreos.
• 5 assemble: put half of the ice cream on the crust and top with 3/4 of the cumb mixture and drizzle all of the caramel sauce on top.
• 6 top with the remaining ice cream (i didn't use it all, i had about 1 1/2 cups leftover) and sprinkle with the last 1/4 cup of crumbs. cover with plastic wrap and freeze 4 hours.

Quick And Easy Cinnimon Rolls Without Yeast

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups margarine (room temp) or 2 1/2 cups butter (room temp)
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 3 whole eggs
• light brown sugar
• cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup margarine (room temp) or 3/4 cup butter (room temp)
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 whole egg
• light brown sugar
• cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 large group:.
• 2 preheat oven to 425, rack on highest setting.
• 3 mix flour, sugar baking powder and salt. (for added flavor may add 2 - 3 tbs cinnimon and/or 1/4 cup brown sugar).
• 4 add 1 1/2 cup margerine/butter and mix till no large clumps.
• 5 wisk milk and eggs in separate bowl.
• 6 add liquid mix and knead to a soft dough.
• 7 flatten dough into a rectangle 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• 8 melt remaining butter and spread over surface evenly.
• 9 add brown sugar to form a layer over dough.
• 10 add cinnimon until brown sugar is covered.
• 11 roll rectangle into a cylinder.
• 12 slice dough 1/4 to 1/2 thick depending on tastes.
• 13 place 9-12 slices on foil covered cookie pan.
• 14 bake for 12-14 minutes (turn pan half way through) until golden brown.
• 15 for added texture enjoy while still warm, spread a thin layer of butter/margerine or glaze over top.
• 16 family:.
• 17 preheat oven to 425, rack on highest setting.
• 18 mix flour, sugar baking powder and salt.(for added flavor may add 1-2 tbs cinnimon and/or 2 tbs brown sugar).
• 19 add 1/4 to 1/3 (1/3's for softer dough) cup margerine/butter and mix till no large clumps.
• 20 wisk milk and eggs in separate bowl.
• 21 add liquid mix and knead to a soft dough.
• 22 flatten dough into a rectangle 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• 23 melt remaining butter and spread over surface evenly.
• 24 add brown sugar to form a layer over dough.
• 25 add cinnimon until brown sugar is covered.
• 26 roll rectangle into a cylinder.
• 27 slice dough 1/4 to 1/2 thick depending on tastes.
• 28 place 9-12 slices on foil covered cookie pan.
• 29 bake for 12-14 minutes (turn pan half way through) until golden brown.
• 30 for added texture enjoy while still warm, spread a thin layer of butter/margerine or glaze over top.

Lemon Icebox Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 32 ounces refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 4 -5 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 drops yellow food coloring

Recipe

• 1 prepare and bake sugar cookies as directed on package.
• 2 sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• 3 cool.
• 4 mix ingredients for filling and beat until smooth.
• 5 spread filling between 2 cookies and chill.

Pecan Dreams

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, flour, pecans and water. you might have to add a little extra water if mixture is too dry.
• 3 after all ingredients are mixed, roll into small balls.
• 4 place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
• 6 after cookies come out of oven, cover with powdered sugar; set aside.
• 7 cool completely.
• 8 when cooled dust them with more powdered sugar.

Poured Cookie Icing

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 place sugar and milk in bowl.
• 2 stir in syrup and mix well.
• 3 for filling in areas, use thinned icing (add small amounts of light corn syrop until desired consistency is reached).

Power Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons softened butter
• 6 tablespoons applesauce
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1/2 natural bran
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 2 tablespoons ground roasted chicory
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 mix and bake at 375 for 8 minutes.

Lemon Lemony Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 combine butter and sugar until fluffy. add beaten egg, lemon juice, lemon rind and lemon extract; mix well.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture, beating until just blended. stir in pecans.
• 3 shape dough into a long roll, 2 inches in diameter; wrap in waxed paper and chill 2 to 3 hours or until firm. (may be frozen for later use).
• 4 unwrap roll and cut into 1/4 inch slices. place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. do not overbake.

Roasted Blueberry Chicken With Pecans

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken thighs (bone-in)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 orange, juice of
• 1/8 cup roasted pecan
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried coriander

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 preheat skillet on high heat.
• 3 season chicken thighs with salt, pepper and coriander.
• 4 place skin side down in the skillet and cook for 6 minutes until skin becomes golden (you want to lock in the flavors - so don’t move the chicken around or flip it until it turns golden.).
• 5 once one side is browned, flip over and repeat the process.
• 6 place chicken in a casserole dish or roaster.
• 7 for extra flavor, leave all the bits in the skillet, then add the butter, sugar, and orange juice to begin creating the sauce.
• 8 once the sugar is dissolved, stir in the blueberries and cook for 6 minutes.
• 9 add the sauce over the chicken and cook at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes uncovered.
• 10 remove the chicken from the sauce and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and place back in the oven to crisp the exterior.
• 11 place sauce on stove top and bring to a boil to thicken.
• 12 preheat dry pan and roast pecans for about 3-4 minutes - moving and shaking them often to avoid burning.
• 13 remove chicken from oven, top with sauce and finish with roasted pecans.

Heath Bar Candy

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (not margarine)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 lb milk chocolate chips or 1 lb semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and water. stirring constantly bring to 300* on candy thermometer.
• 2 remove from heat - add vanilla and stir (careful, it will bubble).
• 3 pour into foil lined or silpat covered cookie sheet - sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
• 4 when the chips melt, spread the chocolate over like frosting.
• 5 after it sets, break into pieces and place in airtight container.

Sinful Cookies Ii

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 24 saltine crackers
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup salted peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 line 9 by 13 cake pan with foil.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 3 place saltines in single layer in pan.
• 4 melt butter and sugar in sauce pan and bring to boil for 3 minutes.
• 5 spread mixture over saltines evenly.
• 6 i used a frosting spreader it makes it easier to cover all the saltines.
• 7 bake for 7 minutes.
• 8 shut off oven and sprinkle chips over saltines put back in oven to melt chocolate.
• 9 remove from oven when chocolate is melted spread evenly and sprinkle with nuts.
• 10 cool and enjoy.

Pecan Graham Crust

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place graham cracker crumbs, pecans and coconut flakes on a cookie sheet.
• 3 place in oven for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
• 4 remove the crumb mixture and let cool.
• 5 in medium bowl, melt butter in microwave, about 30 seconds depending on your microwave.
• 6 add crumb mixture to butter and mix together well making sure butter is well incorporated.
• 7 use as crust for your favorite cheesecake, torte or cream pie.

Sinful Chocolate Mousse Dessert

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (i use oreo crumbs in the box or nabisco chocolate wafer cookies crushed in the food processor)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
• 1 lb nestle chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 4 egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup whipping cream (to garnish)
• 3/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 for crust: combine crumbs and butter.
• 2 press on bottom and 2/3 up the sides of a 10 inch springform pan.
• 3 chill in freezer while making filling.
• 4 for filling: melt chocolate chips in the top half of a double boiler over simmering water.
• 5 let cool about 5 minutes.
• 6 add whole eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition.
• 7 (chocolate will stiffen somewhat, just keep beating!) add egg yolks and mix until thoroughly blended.
• 8 whip cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
• 9 beat egg until stiff, but not dry.
• 10 stir about 1/2 c of the whipped cream and 1/2 c the beaten egg whites into the chocolate mixture, to "lighten" it.
• 11 fold in remaining cream and whites until completely incorporated.
• 12 pour into prepared crust and chill at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
• 13 to garnish: sprinkle unflavored gelatin onto remaining 1 c whipping cream to soften.
• 14 add 4 t powdered sugar and whip until firm.
• 15 this whipped cream will hold up indefinitely.
• 16 garnish top of dessert with this.
• 17 you can be fancy and pipe rosettes, or just "fluff" it around the edge of the mousse with a fork.
• 18 a dusting of cocoa powder is a nice finishing touch.
• 19 for a real "show stopper", melt about 4 oz chocolate chips and 3/4 t solid vegetable shortening together.
• 20 coat the underside of waxy leaves, such as camillas, refrigerate until firm.
• 21 peel off the leaves and place the chocolate leaves around the edge of the mousse.

Sinful Frozen Ice Cream Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 ounce) package oreo cookies, crushed
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, or favorite flavor
• 1 cup peanuts
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 mix crushed cookies and melted butter and pat into a 13x9 pan.
• 2 chill crust at least 1 hour.
• 3 spread with softened ice cream and sprinkle with peanuts.
• 4 freeze til firm.
• 5 spread with topping, freeze again.
• 6 topping:.
• 7 boil all ingredients together for 8 minutes, stirring often.
• 8 cool, then pour over ice cream layer.

Easy Eggless Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2-1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
• 1 -2 drop food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and shortening together until it is light and creamy.
• 2 slowly add the icing sugar, until it is icing consistency and fluffy. (note:there may be some icing sugar left over).
• 3 add the flour and salt, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing thoroughly until it is well blended.
• 4 make little balls of dough in your hands and press onto cookie pan lined with parchment paper. cook for 10-20 minutes at 350 - 375f, or until they are golden.
• 5 enjoy!

Roasted Broccoli

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 toss broccoli and garlic in the oil until coated.
• 3 add salt and pepper to taste and spread in one layer on cookie sheet.
• 4 roast for 5 to 8 minutes, or until tender, stirring once or twice.

Heather's Chewy Molassess Spice Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 2 1/4 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 mix oil and sugar.
• 3 stir in other ingredients on at a time in order.
• 4 form balls, roll in sugar, arrange on cookie sheets and bake 8 minute.

Mandel Kranser Almond Crowns

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (7 ounce) package almond paste
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water (for paste mixture)
• 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped
• egg wash

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add egg yolk and orange zest.
• 3 add flour, don't over mix. if the dough is too crumbly, add a little water.
• 4 chill the dough until firm enough to roll out.
• 5 combine prepared almond paste with egg .
• 6 if the paste is too hard to mix, grate it into the egg and add enough water to achieve a spreadable consistency.
• 7 after the dough is chilled, roll out dough nice and thin.
• 8 cut the dough into 3-inch strips. gather extra dough, repeat until dough is used up.
• 9 spread almond paste mixture on dough, leaving 1/4-inch free at the top edge. gently roll up the dough, and place on a cookie sheet, refrigerating until firm.
• 10 preheat oven to 350 degrees. remove chilled dough from the refrigerator. slice roll into 2-inch pieces, and arrange these on the cookie sheet, leaving a little room for spreading.
• 11 slice each 2-inch roll every 1/4-inch or so from the top down leaving about a 1/4-inch uncut at the bottom.
• 12 gently pull down the ends to form a crown shape. brush each cookie with an egg wash, and sprinkle with almonds. if you prefer, use pearl sugar, for a glittering effect.
• 13 bake 15 to 20 minutes, until pale golden in color, remove and cool.

Moist In Mouth Melting Molasses Cookies

Heath Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups pecans, chopped
• 1 lb light brown sugar
• 1 lb butter (4 sticks)
• 6 plain hershey bars

Recipe

• 1 spread pecans on large, greased cookie sheet (one with a lip).
• 2 cook the butter and brown sugar to almost hard ball stage (300 degrees).
• 3 pour mixture over pecans.
• 4 while the mixture is still very warm, place the hershey bars onto the surface.
• 5 let them melt, then spread the chocolate layer evenly with a knife.
• 6 let cool until cold and cut or break into bite-sized pieces.

Garlic Rosemary Bread

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup mayonnaise (not low fat, fat-free, or miracle whip)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon rosemary, dried
• 6 -8 slices french bread, sliced in to 1 inch slices

Recipe

• 1 mix first 4 ingredients together until well blended.
• 2 spread on one side of the slice of bread, (about 1 tablespoon per slice).
• 3 place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• 4 bake at 375 on middle rack, for 15 minutes.
• 5 let cool for a minute or two before serving.
• 6 enjoy! :).

Jolly Reindeer Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 graham cracker squares (2 1/2-inch square)
• 24 miniature chocolate chips
• 12 red cinnamon candies
• 12 small pretzels, broken in half

Recipe

• 1 combine first 3 ingredients; mix well, and set aside.
• 2 cut a graham cracker diagonally in half using a gentle motion with a serrated knife.
• 3 spread a small amount of frosting over top side of cracker half. top with remaining cracker half, placing cut sides opposite each other so 2 narrow ends meet to for reindeer noise.
• 4 spread small amount of frosting to cover top cracker.
• 5 gently press chocolate morsels on reindeer for eyes and cinnamon candy for nose.
• 6 add pretzel halves for antlers.
• 7 repeat procedure to use remaining ingredients.
• 8 let dry on a wire rack.
• 9 yields 1 dozen.

Single Cookie! <3

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 drops vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in microwave 40-60 seconds.
• 2 really simple just mix in a bowl like you would for a batch of cookies.
• 3 prep time should be about the same as baking a batch of cookies.
• 4 cook time about the same time as a batch of cookies.

Pecan Meringues

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 egg
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 cups pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 225 degrees.
• 2 beat egg until stiff. add brown sugar to egg and beat until smooth. fold pecans into mixture, using a large wooden spoon and stir until nuts are well coated. drop by spoon onto un-greased cookie sheets. (about 2 pecan halves per spoonful).
• 3 bake until golden brown and meringue is completely dry - about 1 hour.

Pound Cake Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 (16 ounce) package betty crocker golden poundcake mix
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f mix half of the cake mix (dry), the butter, almond extract and egg in large bowl until smooth.
• 2 stir in remaining cake mix.
• 3 divide dough into halves.
• 4 roll each half 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. (i like using a half flour, half powdered sugar mix.).
• 5 cut into desired shapes.
• 6 or roll into 1-inch balls, place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass.
• 7 bake until edges are light brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
• 8 cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 ice with buttercream icing (i use butter cream icing (buttercream frosting)) and decorate, if desired, with sprinkles etc.
• 11 yields: 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
• 12 tip: add sprinkles to the icing and mix well.
• 13 then ice cookies as usual. they are now decorated without a lot of the mess!

Mama's Banana Dessert

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 15 oreo cookies, crushed
• 4 bananas, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• chocolate syrup

Recipe

• 1 whip the cream with the sugar until firm peaks form.
• 2 fill a large glass bowl or small parfait glasses with half the cookies, banana slices,drizzle chocolate syrup over the cream nuts and half the whipped cream.
• 3 then layer the remaining cookies, bananas, a little more chocolate syrup, remaining whipped cream, and then toasted nuts and more chocolate drizzles.
• 4 serve.

Heath Salted Caramel Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk (yolk only)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup heath toffee pieces
• 1/4-1/2 cup crushed pretzel
• 1/4-1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.
• 2 mix butter and sugars for several minutes, until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla to butter/sugar mixture and combine well.
• 4 stir dry ingredients into butter mixture just until combined. then fold in toffee, pretzels and chocolate chips.
• 5 refrigerate cookie mix overnight. this will allow the flavors to combine.
• 6 drop cookies in 2" balls on parchment paper covered pan, sprinkle with turbinado (raw) sugar and a small pinch of coarsely ground sea salt.
• 7 bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Single Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 drops vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 mix everything together
• 2 microwave 40-60 sec in a cup or bowl. {single serving} deep dish chocolate chip cookie.

Moist Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup shortening, melted
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups quick oats
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, shortening, buttermilk and vanilla.
• 2 stir in dry ingredients.
• 3 using a 1 inch cookie scoop, drop 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4 flatten cookies with glass dipped in water.
• 5 bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes, or until golden.
• 6 store tightly covered.
• 7 makes 7 dozen cookies.

Pecan Petit Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 blend in vanilla.
• 4 add flour, mixing well.
• 5 stir in chopped pecans.
• 6 shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 8 cool slightly and roll in powdered sugar.

Mussels On The Half Shell

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 454 g mussels (a 1 pound box)
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced finely
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• salt and pepper
• 1 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 thaw the mussels.
• 2 drain them well, squeezing out extra liquid from the mussels.
• 3 put them on a cookie sheet.
• 4 in a bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, butter, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.
• 5 squeeze the lemon over the mussels.
• 6 put the bread crumb mixture equally on the mussels and press down a little.
• 7 broil for 5 to 6 minutes until the bread crumb mixture is crunchy and brown and the mussles are cooked.
• 8 serve and enjoy!

Heath Bars

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 ounces grated chocolate
• saltine crackers (enough to fill a cookie sheet)

Recipe

• 1 line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• 2 place saltines on foil lined sheet.
• 3 in a sauce pan combine brown sugar and butter; boil together for 1 minute. take off stove and add 1/4 tsp baking soda. stir well and pour evenly over crackers.
• 4 bake in 350°f oven for 8 minutes.
• 5 melt chocolate in the microwave or on top of stove and spread over baked crackers while still hot. you may need to put back in oven for a minute.
• 6 when cool, break apart and then store in the refrigerator.

Simple Pesto Pita

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pita bread
• 1 -2 tablespoon pesto sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425df.
• 2 place the pita on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3 spoon pesto sauce onto pita and spread to edges.
• 4 sprinkle cheese over pita and pesto.
• 5 bake at 425 for 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• 6 remove from oven; use pizza slicer to cut into quarters.
• 7 serve!

Potato Pierogies

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 cup milk
• 4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 5 lbs baking potatoes, peeled and quartered (about 10 medium potatoes)
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter, melted
• 2 ounces cheddar cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• coarse salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, whisk the egg.
• 2 add the sour cream, and whisk until smooth.
• 3 add the milk and 1 cup water, and whisk until combined.
• 4 slowly add about 3 cups flour, and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
• 5 turn dough out onto a well-floured surface, and work in about 1 cup flour as you knead.
• 6 use a plastic scraper to lift the dough as it will stick to the counter before the flour is worked in. continue kneading for about 8 to 10 minutes, working in another 1/2 cup flour.
• 7 the dough should be elastic and no longer sticky.
• 8 be careful not to add too much flour as this will toughen the dough.
• 9 place dough in a lightly floured bowl, and cover with plastic wrap; set aside while you prepare the filling.
• 10 cook potatoes in salted boiling water until fork-tender.
• 11 drain, and mash with a potato masher.
• 12 add melted butter and cheeses, and continue to mash until well-incorporated.
• 13 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 14 place a large pot of salted water over high heat, and bring to a boil.
• 15 lay a clean linen towel on your counter, and evenly distribute cornmeal on it to prevent sticking.
• 16 on a floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/8-inch thickness.
• 17 using a 2 1/2-inch-diameter glass or cookie cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
• 18 gather dough scraps together, roll out again, and continue cutting.
• 19 form filling into 1 1/2-inch balls, and place a ball in the center of each dough circle.
• 20 holding a circle in your hand, fold dough over filling, and pinch the edges, forming a thoroughly sealed crescent.
• 21 transfer to linen towel.
• 22 continue until all dough circles are filled.
• 23 add pierogi to the boiling water in batches.
• 24 they will sink to the bottom of the pot, then rise to the top.
• 25 once they rise, let them cook for about 1 minute more.
• 26 meanwhile, drizzle platter with melted butter.
• 27 remove pierogi from pot, and transfer to platter to prevent sticking.
• 28 serve immediately.

Norske Kroner - Norwegian Crowns Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 6 egg yolks, hard cooked
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 3 cups flour, sifted
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• sugar crystals

Recipe

• 1 mash hard cooked egg yolks very finely; cream with uncooked egg yolks, salt and sugar.
• 2 add butter and flour alternately, a little at a time.
• 3 cover and chill until stiff.
• 4 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 5 roll dough into strips 1/2" in diameter and about 5" long.
• 6 shape into rings, crossing the ends.
• 7 dip in egg , then in sugar.
• 8 bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Passover Rolls

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup matzo meal
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 in a 2 quart pot, bring water, oil and salt to a boil.
• 3 remove from heat and add matzo meal and stir until it forms a ball.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating until each egg is incorporated before adding another.
• 5 drop in oval shape on greased cookie sheet for sandwich style rolls (makes 10 rolls) or fill a greased muffin tin (makes 12 muffins).
• 6 bake for 30 minutes.

Quick And Easy Coconut Macaroons

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• 2 in large mixing bowl, combine coconut, sweetened condensed milk and extracts; mix well.
• 3 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto aluminum foil-lined and generously greased baking sheets.
• 4 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
• 5 immediately remove from baking sheets.
• 6 store loosely covered at room temperature.

Mandel Bread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate (optional)
• nuts (optional)
• dried fruit (optional) or raisins (optional) or dried berries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix oil and sugar together. add eggs, and vanilla.optional: add oj and mix.
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, and add to wet. mix to form a dough. (if dough is too sticky, add more flour.)
• 3 add chips.optional: add nuts or raisins or dried berries.
• 4 form 2-3 loaves, and place on ungreased cookie sheet. bake for 30 minutesat 350 degrees.
• 5 slice while hot.
• 6 for a crispier cookie bar, return sliced pieces to oven for 10 minutes.
• 7 for fancier cookies, drizzle melted chocolate over bars when cool.

Killer Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup soft butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (i like nestle)
• 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (i like ghiradhelli)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line cookie sheets with parchment.
• 3 beat butter and both sugars until well blended.
• 4 add in vanilla, egg and yolk until light and creamy.
• 5 add in flour, salt and baking soda just until incorporated.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips by hand.
• 7 chill if you have time but not necessary!
• 8 drop by 1/4 cup amounts onto parchment.
• 9 mine baked 14-16 minutes until edges are browned and centers no longer look wet.
• 10 press a few more chips into the hot cookies and let cool completely on sheets.

Quick & Easy Cheddar Garlic With Pepperoni Biscuit Bites

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package martha quick and easy cheddar garlic biscuit mix
• 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper (cayenne)
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f (425°f for dark pan). spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray or lightly grease.
• 2 combine biscuit mix, pepperoni, basil and red pepper in medium mixing bowl. add milk; stir until soft dough forms. drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• 3 bake at 450°f (425°f for dark pan) for 7 to 9 minutes or until golden brown.

Pecan Molasses Scones

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 sift together dry ingredients.
• 2 cut in butter until it resembles coarse meal and stir in pecans.
• 3 in a small bowl, beat together egg, molasses and 1/3 cup of buttermilk until mixture is combined well.
• 4 add to the dry ingredients and adding more buttermilk if necessary to produce a slightly sticky but manageable dough.
• 5 knead lightly on a well flour board.
• 6 cut out rounds with a 2 inch cutter dipped in flour and place on a cookie sheet lined with baking parchment (molasses burns easily).about 3/4 inch thick.
• 7 brush tops with remaining egg and water beaten together.
• 8 bake at 425 for about 15 minutes
• 9 please check from time to time because ovens differ.

Heath Pieces

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups butter
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 6 tablespoons water
• 8 ounces hershey bars

Recipe

• 1 bring all ingredients (except chocolate) to a boil, stirring constantly, until temperature reaches 290 degrees.
• 2 immediately pour onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. let set a few minutes.
• 3 while still warm, break up the hershey bar and crumble over the top. when it melts, spred over the top of the mixture. you can also sprinkle it with chopped nuts if you desire.
• 4 place in the refrigerator until chocolate hardens, then crack into pieces.

Piping Gel 2 (for Decorating Cakes, Cookies Etc)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold liquid
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in a small saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• 3 boil 2 minutes and let cool.

Gougere

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup grated swiss cheese or 1 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425.
• 2 butter a cookie sheet and cover with a fine layer of flour.
• 3 in a saucepan, combine water, butter, salt and pepper. bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the butter has completely melted. reduce heat to medium. add in flour and stir continuously until the mixture has formed a ball and cleared the sides of the pan.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 beat the eggs in one at a time, beating well each time.
• 6 stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the cheese.
• 7 drop the dough by tablespoon onto the cookie sheet, forming a ring. it should be about 8 inches in diameter with a 2-inch space in the middle. so each individual piece is about 3 inches long.
• 8 sprinkle the ring with leftover cheese.
• 9 bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.

Pecan Log

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 lb pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream butter until light and fluffy. beat in sugar slowly. stir in the sweetedned condensed milk one tablespoon at a time until mixture is teh consisency of a stiffy cookie dough. form dough into eight small logs and roll in the chopped pecans. press pecans into the surface of the dough.

Heath Brickle

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 47 saltine crackers
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package of heath bar toffee pieces

Recipe

• 1 line a cookie sheet with tin foil.
• 2 place saltine crackers in a single layer on top of tin foil.
• 3 bring butter and sugar to a boil for 3 minutes. pour over crackers.
• 4 bake at 400 for 7 minutes.
• 5 take crackers out of the oven, spread heath bits over the crackers.
• 6 cool and then refrigerate.
• 7 break into pieces. keep refrigerated.

Lemon Lover's Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in lemon juice.
• 3 combine flour, cornstarch and lemon peel; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• 4 shape into 1 1/2 inch roll; wrap in plastic wrap.
• 5 refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
• 6 unwrap and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• 7 place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 8 bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• 9 cool completely on pans on wire racks.
• 10 frosting:.
• 11 in small bowl beat butter until fluffy.
• 12 add confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and peel.
• 13 beat until smooth.
• 14 spread over cooled cookes; sprinkle with additional lemon peel if desired.
• 15 let stand until set. store in an airtight container.

Heath Bar Candy

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 lb butter
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 5 -6 hershey bars
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, butter, and 1/2 cup nuts in a medium iron skillet and stir constantly over medium-low heat.
• 2 mixture will become light brown, smell caramelized, and spoon tracks will show as you stir.
• 3 cook until it reaches the hard crack stage when dropped in cold water (300 degrees on a candy thermometer).
• 4 pour mixture on a cookie sheet with sides.
• 5 unwrap hershey's bars and place on hot candy - then spread it all over as it melts a bit.
• 6 sprinkle with remaining pecans. let cool completely then break into pieces.
• 7 store covered at room temperature.

Kiki's Authentic Tiramisu

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, separated
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon marsala wine
• 1 lb mascarpone cheese
• 1 lb savioiardi biscuit
• 1 1/2 cups strong espresso, at room temperature
• cocoa powder
• 4 ounces shaved or grated dark baker's chocolate

Recipe

• 1 beat egg yolk.
• 2 add 4 tablespoons of the sugar and the marsala wine and beat until thick and creamy.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat egg whites and all remaining sugar until thick peaks form.
• 4 fold in half the mascarpone into the yolk mixture.
• 5 fold in the other half of the mascarpone into the egg whites.
• 6 in a deep pan, start the layering by dipping the savioiardi into to the espresso and lining the entire bottom of it with the cookies.
• 7 top with egg yolk mixture.
• 8 sprinkle with cocoa powder.
• 9 do another layer of savioiardi.
• 10 then do a layer of egg .
• 11 sprinkle with cocoa powder.
• 12 keep layering alternately like that.
• 13 when finished, top with shaved or grated chocolate.

Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pie

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 2 teaspoons very hot water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow cream
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, cream margarine, sugars, molasses, vanilla, and eggs.
• 2 combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• 3 add to the creamed mixture; mix in the oats.
• 4 drop dough by tbsp on ungreased sheets.
• 5 bake at 350°f.
• 6 bake for 10-12 minutes,or until just starting to brown around the edges.
• 7 they will look moist; don't overcook.
• 8 while the cookies bake prepare the filling.
• 9 in small bowl, dissolve the salt in the hot water.
• 10 allow this to cool.
• 11 combine marshmallow cream, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla in med bowl; mix on hi until fluffy.
• 12 add the cooled salt water and mix well.
• 13 spread filling on flat side of one cookie, press 2nd cookie on top.

Mama's Finnish Wafers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar. add eggs, vanilla and flour. work until smooth. put mix in a cookie tube dispenser. squeeze out any shape you like onto greased cookie sheet. bake at 325 til golden brown.

Single-serve Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 2 teaspoons egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon oil
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 4 teaspoons flour
• 1 pinch baking soda
• 1 teaspoon chocolate chips or 1 teaspoon raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat toaster oven to 350. melt the margarine in a small bowl for about 20 seconds in the microwave. add in the egg whites, oil and sugars. mix well. add in the flour and baking soda, mix to form batter. add in chocolate chips or raisins. spoon into two mounds on sprayed toaster oven baking sheet. bake for ten minutes.