Showing posts with label sweets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweets. Show all posts

Sugar Cookies

Mix in bowl:
2 C Flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt

Mix in a separate (large ) bowl:
6 T. butter
1/3 C shortening

Add to large bowl:
3/4 C sugar
1 egg
1 T milk
1 t. vanilla

Mix until smooth. Add dry ingredients to large bowl and mix. Then chill for 1 - 3 hours. Bake at 375 for 7 to 8 minutes

No Bake Cookies XOXO

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup shortening
3 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix above ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil until clear.

Remove from burner and add the following:

3 cups quick oatmeal
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla

Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto wax paper until set and cool.


Here is another No Bake Cookie recipe that I actually like better:

3 cups old-fashioned (5 minutes) or quick cooking (1 minute) rolled oats
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup low-fat (1 % milk fat) milk
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper; set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the oats, coconut, and pecans or walnuts.

2. In a medium-size heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk, cocoa, butter, and vanilla. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar.

3. Pour the hot milk mixture over the oat mixture and stir until combined. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm. Transfer to a covered container; refrigerate. Makes about 36 pieces.

Chex® Muddy Buddies®

Ingredients:
9
cups Corn Chex®, Rice Chex®, Wheat Chex® or Chocolate Chex® cereal (or combination)
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:
1. Into a large bowl, measure cereal; set aside
2. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
3. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cream:
1/2 cup Butter Flavored Crisco

1/2 cup "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"margarine

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup dark brown sugar

Add:
1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

Blend:
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Add:
1 package chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Bake on an un-greased cookies sheet at 350 degrees until golden brown (around 10-13 minutes). Cool several minutes before removing to racks to finish cooling.

Serves: 20-24

7 Layer Bars

*Use a 9 by 13 inch pan

Melt:
1 stick of butter
Add:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
(I mix the melted butter into these three ingredients above before I continue)
Next add:
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
Then drizzle over the top:
1 can of sweetened condensed milk

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cut and cool.

Orange Ice Box Cake

Ingredients:
1 pkg. orange jello (dissolve in 1/2 cup, plus 2 Tbsp. boiling water, let partially set...does not take long)
1 cup whipping cream, whipped (I use 1 small tub of cool whip instead)
1 cup orange juice--may substitute frozen juice
1/2 cup sugar dissolved in the orange juice
1/2 cup walnuts, broken
1/2 pound of mini marshmallows
1/2 angel food cake

Directions:
Break cake into pan (13 by 9 inch pan). Mix partially set jello and orange juice. Fold whipped cream (or cool whip) in. Add nuts and marshmallows. Pour mixture over cake in pan. Allow to set in refrigerator several hours. Serves approx. 10-12


Nutter Butter Balls

1 package of Nutter Butters
1 package cream cheese

Put package of Nutter Butters in ziplock back on crush them with a rolling pin until all chunks are gone. Add package of cream cheese. (I ended up using my hands to mix it) Roll into balls and dip into chocolate.

Sticky Buns

18 Bridgeford rolls frozen
1 small butterscotch pudding (the kind you cook)
½ C brown sugar
½ C nuts
1 cube melted butter

Pam a bunt pan

Place ingredients in pan in order. Cover and leave on counter top for about 10 hours (overnight)

Bake 350 for 30 min.Take out of oven and remove from pan by turning it over onto a plate (you have to loosen the edges)

Oreo Cookies

1 Box of Devil's Food Cake
2 Eggs
2/3 cup vege. oil

Mix ingredients together. Roll dough into balls on greased pan and bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Frost with cream cheese frosting between 2 cookies.

Caramel Corn

1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups brown sugar packed
1/2 cup butter
1 cup light corn syrup
Dash of salt

Cook all ingredients in heavy saucepan to soft-ball stage (when a small amount dropped in cold water forms a soft ball.) Pour over popcorn until evenly coated. Form into balls (or not). Store in covered container.

We probably popped about 4 to 5 batches (total of 2 to 2 1/2 cups of un-popped popcorn) and it came out just right.

Special K Bars

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Karo syrup

Bring these two to a boil and turn off.

Add 3/4 cup peanut butter and
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix with 3 cup Special K Cereal Spread in prepared pan. Cover with 1 sm. bag of choc. chips (melted) and 1 small bag of butterscotch chips (melted)

Let chocolate get firm at room temp before cutting.