Favorite Sugar Cookies

COOKIES:

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/4 cup half and half

ICING:
1 egg (optional)
4 tablespoons butter
1 pound powdered sugar
1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon orange extract
Half and half

Cookies: Sift or mix together dry ingredients. Cut in shortening. Add eggs and half & half. Stir together. Do NOT use mixer. Chill dough. Roll on floured board. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 400° for 6-8 minutes.

Icing: Cream egg and butter. Add powdered sugar and enough half & half to spreading consistency. Add orange flavoring. Spread on cool cookies.

Scalloped Potatoes

1 CAN CHEDDAR CHEESE, CREAM OF CELERY, CHICKEN OR MUSHROOM SOUP
1/2 CUP MILK
DASH PEPPER
4 CUPS THINLY SLICED POTATOES
1 SMALL ONION THINLY SLICED
1 TABLESPOON MARGARINE OR BUTTER

Blend soup, milk and pepper in buttered 1 1/2 qt. Casserole. Arrange alternate layers of potatoes, onions and sauce. Tot top with butter. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for one hour. Makes 4 cups

Lion House Rolls

2 tablespoons yeast
2 cups warm water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening, margarine or butter
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cups nonfat dry milk
1 egg
5 1/2 cups flour

In large bowl, mix yeast and water and let stand 5 minutes. Add sugar, shortening, salt, milk egg & 2 cups flour and beat. Gradually add remaining flour until soft dough is formed. Knead unto smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and let rise until double in bulk. Punch down and divide in 3 pieces. Roll out each piece into circle and cut into 12 pie shaped pieces. Brush with melted butter. Roll up each piece into crescent. Place on greased pan and let rise until double. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Makes 2-3 dozen rolls

Italian Green Salad

Italian Salad Mix (Romaine & Rachicchio)
Mandarin Oranges
Fresh strawberries sliced
Sunflower seeds
Craisins
Mozzarella Cheese (grated)
Pre-cooked chicken (optional)

Dressing
1 container strawberry yogurt
1 cup salad oil
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. Dry mustard
1 ½ Tbsp. Poppy seeds
1 Tbsp. Onion juice or onion powder

Combine sugar, mustard, salt, onion juice & vinegar in a medium bowl.
Beat oil in gradually until mixture is thick and smooth. Mix in Yogurt
And poppy seeds. Store covered in refrigerator. Makes 2 cups

Broccoli Salad

INGREDIENTS:
8 ounces bacon, chopped
5 pounds broccoli
1 cup sliced red onion
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup dark raisins
3 cups mayonnaise
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

TO PREPARE:
Fry the bacon in a skillet until crispy; drain.
Separate the broccoli stems from the florets. Process the stems and onion in a food processor until shredded. Cut the florets into small pieces. Mix the florets, onion mixture, bacon and raisins in a bowl.

Combine the mayonnaise, sugar, wine vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Add to the broccoli mixture, stirring until mixed.

Chill, covered, until serving time.

Breakfast Casserole

6 Eggs
24 oz frozen hash browns
2/3 cup milk
1 onion chopped
1/4 green pepper chopped
2 cups bacon, ham, or sausage
1 cup shredded cheese (mix cheddar & jack)
2 Tablespoons melted butter

Preparation: Layer in the following order: Spray 8 X 13 inch pan with Pam Pour in frozen hash browns Drizzle butter over hash browns Sprinkle cheese over all Sprinkle meat over all Sprinkle onion and green pepper Mix eggs and milk together and pour over Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to 1 hour

Blackberry Pie

4 cups fresh/frozen blackberries
1 cup sugar
5 T. flour
dash cinnamon

Bake at 375 for 35-45 minutes or until juices start bubbling through crust.

(See No Fail Pie Crust recipe)

No Fail Pie Crust

Mix to size of peas:
1 1/4 c. shortening
3 c. flour
1 t. salt

In a cup, stir with fork:
1 egg
5 1/2 T. cold water
2 t. vinegar
Make a hole in flour mixture, pour in liquid, stir 4-5 times, mix the rest with hands pushing gently into one ball. Divide into 4 balls (beginners, 3 balls). Roll out as needed. Balls can be frozen.

Preheat oven to 425
Cook 10-12 minutes watching carefully

Jan's Bundt Cake

Mix wet ingredients on low
1 cup light sour cream
1 cup softened butter
1 t. vanilla
3 large eggs

Add dry ingredients
2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda
2 cup sugar

Mix on medium for 3 minutes. Spray pan well with Pam.
Cook 325 for 60 min. or until toothpick comes out clean. Add lemon juice and zest to about 1 cup powdered sugar. Drizzle over cake.

This cake gets moister 2nd day, if there is any left.

(You can substitute orange juice and zest for lemon)

Best Ever Lemon Meringue Pie Filling

Bake a 10" pie shell

For the filling, cook large lemon pudding as directed, except add 1 cup sugar

Let cool 15 min (cover with saran wrap)
Fold in 1 cup sour cream
Top with meringue, cook as directed on package.

(lots of times, lemon pie is too sweet. In spite of adding the extra sugar, the sour cream makes this pie great!)

Oreo Truffles

(which aren't even made from cake, but that's what they are called!!)

One bag of oreos (minus nine of them) You can use Chocolate or the vanilla ones or I'm sure any variety!
One package of 8 oz cream cheese softened
One bag of Wilton white chocolate melting discs sold at Micheals (they come in a variety of colors)
Various sprinkles to decorate White Wilton long sticks

Take the bag of oreos (minus nine)and put in a gallon ziploc bag. Smash thoroughly until no chunks are visible. Pour smashed Oreos into a bowl and combine with the cream cheese. Shape in to balls ping pong size or a little bigger, and put a white stick through. Freeze all balls on a pan not touching over night or for many hours. Melt chocolate discs according to package instructions. *important to note that you want your microwave on half power or the defrost setting, chocolate burns easily. Once the chocolate is smooth, dip frozen ball in it using a spoon to pour over any parts that may need additional coverage. Keep the ball tipped over the bowl until it has set up a little so its not dripping. May need to take a little off the bottom of the ball with finger (by the stick) to prevent dripping. Sprinkle decorations over the ball while it is still sticky and not set up completely. Repeat with all the balls. I found it works best if you don't have more than 10 out of the freezer at a time or they start to soften too much and fall off the sticks. If they soften put them back in the freezer until they harden.

These can be displayed as I did or in 3 smaller pots dividing them up. Or you can put them on smaller sticks and put them upside down on a plate and tie a bow around the lollipop stem. You really can't go wrong....these are soooo yummy!! I even did some without sticks and just put them on a plate. This recipe will make about 30 depending on the size of the cake balls.

Cream Cheese Brownies

1 cup butter or margarine
4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate
Cream Cheese Filling (recipe below)
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup nuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Filling
2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
Beat all 4 ingredients until smooth.

HEAT oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9 pan.

MELT butter and chocolate in saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, remove from heat; Cool for 5minutes.

MAKE cream cheese filling, set aside.

BEAT chocolate mixture with sugar, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl with mixer; beat in flour and salt.

SPREAD 1¾ cup of the chocolatemixture in the pan; Then put the cream cheese filling over it; Then put the rest of the chocolate mixture over the cream cheese filling and spread.

BAKE for 45-50 minutes.

STORE covered in the refrigerator. (They are so much better cold!!)

Chocolate Rolo Cookies

1 C. sugar
1 C. brown sugar
1 C. margarine/butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
¾ C. baking cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
2 ½ C. flour
Rolo’s candies

Form dough over a “rolo” candy. Roll in sugar.


Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes

Crunchy Caramel Popcorn

1 cup butter (not margarine)
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup karo syrup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp molasses
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp. soda
6 qts popped corn

Mix first 5 ingredients together. Cook mixture and stir until it boils. Boil 5 minutes without stirring on medium heat. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and soda into mixture. Stir and pour over popped corn. Stir until well coated. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Peanuts may be added if desired. Store in airtight container.

Mint-Chocolate Cookies

1 Chocolate cake mix (any kind)
(do not follow the box directions)

Add to it:

1 egg
½ cup oil

Roll into 1 inch balls
Bake at 350° for 8 minutes

After cookies are out place an Andies mint on top(while hot) After 5 minutes take back of spoon and spread candy to look like frosting over cookie.

Apple Snicker Salad

5-6 Granny Smith Apples
6 Full size snickers candy bars
1 Container cool whip (16 oz)

Freeze snickers bars until hard.
Put into plastic bag and break up into pieces.
Cut apples and put into bowl with candy bars.
Add cool whip and mix!

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Cake
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Filling
1 pkg. (8oz) cream cheese softened
1 cup powered sugar
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
Powered sugar

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 15 X 10 inch jelly roll pan. Line pan with waxed paper. Grease and flour waxed paper. Sprinkle a thin cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar for later use.

Combine flour, baking powdered baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly in pan.

Bake 13-15 minutes until cake springs back and immediately loosen cake, peel off paper and turn out on towel with sugar on it and roll it up starting at the narrow end and let cool on wire rack.

Filling: beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake, remove the towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re-roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Grandma's Sugar Cookies

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
Add 1 egg
Mix in 2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

Mix all ingredients alternately with milk. Toss on a floured board and roll out thin. Cut out and place on greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake in moderate oven 12-15 minutes. (Just until lightly brown) Cool on rack. Makes 2 dozen

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

1/2 c. vegetable oil
4 sq. unsweetened chocolate (4 oz.) - melted
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
l c. powdered sugar

Mix oil, sugar and chocolate. Blend in one egg at a time. Add vanilla. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Chill several hours or overnight. Drop dough by spoonfuls into powdered sugar. Roll in sugar, shape into balls. Place 2" apart and bake @ 350 deg. for 10- 12 min.

That's the recipe. I find I usually bake a little longer, though the recipe specifically states you are not to overcook. You're on your own on that one!

Patsy's Brownies

1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
4 eggs
1 lb. can Hershey syrup
1 /14 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 t. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Beat sugar and margarine. Add eggs one at a time. Add syrup and rest of ingredients. Grease 1” sides of cookie sheet. Bake about 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool a few minutes

Frosting: (spread after cools slightly)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
6 T evaporated milk
6 T margarine
1/2 cup semi sweet choc. chips
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 t. vanilla.

Bring sugar, margarine and milk to a boil for 30 seconds. Add nuts & choc chips, beat until smooth and spread on brownies.

Toffee Dessert

1 fudge brownie mix prepared, cooled, and crumbled (9/13 pan)
3 1/2 oz. mousse mix prepared, but not chilled (can substitute choc. pudding)
8 toffee flavored skor candy bars crushed
12 oz. cool whip container

Layers:
1/2 brownies
1/2 mousse/pudding
1/2 crushed candy bars
1/2 whipped topping

Do it twice and top with candybars or choc. shavings (chill for 5-8 hours)