Batter:
1 cup softened butter
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 cups uncooked Quaker quick oats
Filling:
1 - 12oz. package Nestlé’s semi-sweet chocolate bits
1 - 14oz. can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
2 TBSP butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 cake pan. In a mixer, combine 1 cup butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla and mix. Mix in flour, 1 tsp. salt and baking soda. Add the Quaker oats and mix well--if it gets too stiff for mixer, continue by hand with a wooden spoon. Press 2/3 of the batter into the greased cake pan--save the rest for later. Filling: melt the chocolate bits in a saucepan with Eagle milk, 2 TBSP butter, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/2 tsp. salt--cook over medium heat and stir constantly. Remove from heat as soon as chocolate is melted. Pour this mixture on top of the pressed oat mixture in the cake pan. Sprinkle the nuts over the melted chocolate filling. Crumble the other 1/3 remaining oat mixture over the top of the walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into bars when cooled.
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_____________ Hermit Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups dark brown Domino's sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups Sun Maid raisins
1 cup chopped dates
Cook raisins in water--boil water, then cook them for 5 minutes. Drain the
raisins. In a mixer, combine butter/margarine, sugar, eggs and beat until
smooth. In a separate bowl, add baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg,
cinnamon, and flour--use a spoon and mix these dry ingredients. Add the
buttermilk to the mixer and blend. Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture to the
mixer and mix. By hand with a wooden spoon, add the dates, nuts and raisins to
the batter and stir until well mixed. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls on a greased
cookie sheet about 2" apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Test
with your finger--if you lightly touch a cookie and it gets dinged, put them
back in a minute or two longer.
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Baked Ham
1 - 16oz. canned ham
1 - 3oz. package orange Jell-O
1/3 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 cup boiling water
1 - 17oz. can canned sweet potatoes or yams
In a bowl, dissolve Jell-O, brown sugar, dry mustard in the boiling water. Place the opened canned ham in a shallow pan and arrange the sweet potatoes or yams along the sides of the ham. Pour the Jell-O mixture over the ham and potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Baste using the juice in the bottom of the pan every 15 minutes while it's cooking.
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Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
2 lb. ground chuck
2 medium onions, finely chopped
1 egg
2 slices bread broken into bite sized pieces
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 TBSP canola oil
2 - 10.75oz. cans Campbell's tomato soup
In a medium sized bowl, add all ingredients EXCEPT the tomato soup--mix them
thoroughly with your hands. Form golf ball sized meatballs with the mixture
using your hands. In a skillet, add 1 TBSP canola oil and brown the meatballs,
turning until brown on all sides. Put meatballs in a Dutch oven or a crockpot.
Pour the two cans of tomato soup in a bowl--use one of the empty cans, fill
with water, and add the water to the soup and stir until mixed. Pour the soup
over the meatballs--if using Dutch oven bake with lid on for 2 hours. If using
a crockpot, you'll have to judge the time yourself.
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_ Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
1/2
of an 8oz. package Philly cream cheese, softened
1 TBSP white sugar
1 TBSP cold milk
1 cup Jif peanut butter
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip, thawed
1 - 9" prepared graham cracker crust--regular or chocolate
2 - 3.9oz. boxes Jell-O instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
4 regular size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, cut into small pieces
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, 1 TBSP milk and peanut butter until
smooth. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of Cool Whip. Spread this mixture on bottom
of pie crust. In a second bowl, stir pudding mix with 2 cups cold milk until
thick. Immediately stir in remaining 1/2 cup Cool Whip. Spread mixture evenly
over peanut butter layer. Scatter peanut butter cups over top of pie. Cover and
refrigerate overnight.
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Cranberry Relish
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 oz.Jell-O
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 - 8oz. can Dole crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup diced celery
In a large pot, dissolve sugar in water and bring to a boil. Add cranberries,
stir and return to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally until berries pop. Remove from heat. Stir in Jell-O until
completely dissolved--the Jell-O will thicken the mixture. Cool completely. Add
walnuts, crushed pineapple and celery--stir well. Refrigerate 24 hours.
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______________ Fruity Cheese Whip
1 - 3oz. box Jell-O (any flavor)
1 - 15 oz. can DelMonte fruit cocktail (do NOT drain)
1 envelope Dream Whip
8oz. Philly cream cheese
In a saucepan, add Jell-O and fruit cocktail with juice. Bring it to a boil while stirring. When it comes to a boil, remove from heat and cool completely. In a mixer, prepare Dream Whip according to package directions. Add softened cream cheese with the Dream Whip and blend well until creamy. By hand, fold in the Jell-O mixture with the Dream Whip mixture. Pour into an 8 x 8 x 2 glass baking dish and refrigerate overnight before serving.
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____________ Cheesecake Coffee Cake
3 cups Bisquick
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 - 8oz. softened Philly cream cheese
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup strawberry or raspberry preserves
In a bowl, combine Bisquick, 1/4 cup white sugar, melted butter and milk. Beat
vigorously for 30 seconds. Sprinkle some extra Bisquick on your counter, and
then dump the dough on the counter. Knead the dough 30 times with your hands.
Pat the dough evenly in the bottom and sides of an ungreased round cake pan
(9" x 1.5"). Prepare the cheese filling: in a mixer, combine 1/2 cup
white sugar, eggs, cream cheese, vanilla and beat all ingredients until smooth.
Pour the cheese filling over the dough. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or
until edge is golden brown and cheese filling is set. Remove from oven and cool
20 minutes. Spread preserves over the top. Keep leftover cake refrigerated.
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Hoagie Salad
1lb. small or medium pasta shells (cooked according to package directions)
1/2 lb. regular salami, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 lb. hard salami, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 lb. sharp cheese, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped green peppers
1 cup chopped olives
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped tomatoes (add them last)
1 - 16oz. bottle Italian dressing
Put all ingredients except tomatoes in a large bowl--mix as you would mix a
salad. Pour the bottle of Italian dressing over the top and stir. Refrigerate
overnight. When read to serve, add the chopped tomatoes and stir.
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Homemade Stromboli
1 loaf frozen bread dough
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. French's mustard
3/4 lb. cooked ham (chipped)
1/2 lb. shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 lb. sliced pepperoni
fresh onions (chopped) - optional
green peppers (chopped) - optional
mushrooms (sliced) - optional
oregano
garlic salt
butter
Allow dough to rise as directed on bread dough package. Roll out the dough to
about 8" by 10". Mix mustard and Worcestershire sauce in a small
bowl--use a pastry brush to brush the top of the dough with the mustard
mixture. Add a layer of ham, and then a layer of cheese, then a layer of
pepperoni on the dough--keep layering and insert onions, green peppers, and
mushrooms as desired. Sprinkle the last layer with oregano and garlic salt.
Fold dough over and seal with water so it is half moon shaped. Place the seam
side of the stromboli down on a greased pan. Brush top with melted butter and
sprinkle with oregano and garlic salt. Cut slits in the top of the dough but
don't cut all the way through to the filling layer. Bake at 400 degrees for 5
minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 15-20 minutes longer or
until browned.
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___________ Pumpkin Bread
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup Miracle Whip Dressing
1/4 cup milk
2 cups flour
2 tsp. Calumet baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup Planter's Chopped Pecans
Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Add sugar, pumpkin,
Miracle Whip and milk - mix well. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, and then
add dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture. Stir just until moistened. Gently
stir in pecans. Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake 55-60
minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes
and remove from pan. Cool completely. Cut into slices to serve.
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_________ Tuna Ranch Casserole
8oz. your choice of pasta
3/4 cup chopped onion
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
2/3 cup bottled ranch dressing
1 - 6oz. can tuna (drained)
1 1/4 cups shredded sharp cheese
1/4 tsp. pepper
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, but save 1/2 cup of
the pasta water. Coat a large skillet with Pam and heat over medium heat--add
onion and cook 5 minutes. Add vegetables and pepper to the onions and cook 5
minutes. Stir in ranch dressing, tuna, pasta, and saved pasta water--heat for a
few minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of the sharp cheese. Transfer
entire mixture into a 2 qt. casserole dish sprayed with Pam. Sprinkle remaining
1/4 cup sharp cheese over the top. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until
golden brown.
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________ Potato and Egg Casserole
1/2 stick butter
16oz. Ore Ida hash brown potatoes
4 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 TBSP minced onion
3 TBSP ranch dressing
3/4 cup milk
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
chopped peppers (green and red) if desired
Mix
butter and potatoes in casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees until potatoes
are thawed. Remove from oven and drizzle dressing over potatoes. Add milk,
tomatoes, pepper, onions, salt and cheese--add peppers if desired. Pour mixture
over potatoes and bake at 350 degrees until eggs are set, stirring
occasionally.
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___ Onion Dip
1
pint sour cream
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
Open the sour cream, add the soup mix and stir until
blended. Refrigerate several hours before serving–you can transfer dip into any
dip serving dish. Serve with assorted vegetables or chips.
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____ Strawberry Daiquiri Punch
6 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
1 - 6oz. container limeade frozen concentrate
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1 - 16oz. bottle Sprite (chilled)
2 cups ice cubes
fresh strawberries for decoration (optional)
Remove stems and caps from fresh strawberries--thaw frozen berries after
measuring and do not drain. Place strawberries half at a time in a
blender--cover, blend until smooth. Transfer all blended berries to a large
pitcher and stir in limeade and pineapple juice. Cover and chill until serving.
Just before serving, stir in the Sprite and the ice. Serve in a punch bowl and
add fresh strawberries as decoration if you wish.
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__ Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Make sure that strawberries are completely dry before dipping or the chocolate
coating may clump. Dip berries no more than two hours before serving.
Fresh strawberries (rinsed and patted dry--leave the stems and caps in place)
12oz. EITHER chocolate or vanilla candy melts (available in Wal-Mart craft
department)--if only doing a few berries, reduce the amount of chocolate
In a small saucepan, melt the candy coating you choose over low heat, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat and tip saucepan--hold the strawberry by the stem
and dip 3/4 of the berry. Hold and allow the extra coating to drip off of the
berry. Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper or saran wrap. Allow to
dry. Working quickly, repeat with remaining berries.
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______________ Oreo Cookie Cheesecake
Crust: 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup
melted butter; 1 tbsp. cinnamon
Batter: 4 - 8oz. packages Philly cream cheese; 2 tbsp. flour; 1/3 cup
heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 cup chopped Oreo cookies; 1 1/4 cups white sugar; 2 extra large eggs; 2
egg yolks; 1 tbsp. vanilla
Topping: 2 cups sour cream; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1 tbsp. vanilla; extra
crushed Oreo cookies to sprinkle on the top
Using a spoon and a bowl, combine the crust ingredients above and line the
bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8
minutes. To make the filling mix the cream cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla
and heavy whipping cream together in a mixer. Fold the chopped Oreos into the
filling. Remove crust from oven and pour cream cheese mixture into the baked
crust. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Turn the oven down to 325 degrees
and bake for 50 minutes more. Remove from oven. To make the topping, turn the
oven to 350 degrees. Mix the sour cream, vanilla and sugar together in a mixer.
Spread the topping on top of the warm cheesecake. Bake for 7 minutes at 350
degrees. Remove from oven, allow to cool, and then refrigerate. Garnish with
crushed Oreo cookies.
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___ Lemon Chiffon Cake
2 cups Pillsbury flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup canola oil
7 eggs, separated
3/4 cup cold water
2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
Beat eggs whites with mixer and add cream of tartar--beat at high speed until stiff.
Set aside. In a mixer, add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, and then add
canola oil, egg yolks, water, lemon rind, and vanilla--mix until smooth. Pour
the egg white mixture into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour batter
into a tube or angelfood cake pan and bake at 325 degrees for 65 minutes.
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_ Buttermilk Cake
Cake: 1 cup butter; 2 cups white sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 3 cups flour; 1 tsp.
cream of tartar; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk
Topping: 3 TBSP butter (softened), 1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar, 3 TBSP
milk, 1 cup chopped nuts
In a mixer, beat 4 egg whites until stiff--set aside. In a mixer, beat 1 cup
butter, 2 cups white sugar, 4 egg yolks, cream of tartar, baking soda,
buttermilk and beat well--slowly add the 3 cups of flour and beat until smooth.
Remove bowl from mixer and fold in egg whites with a spoon. Pour in a 9 x 13 x
2 cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes--test with a toothpick for
doneness. While cake is baking, by hand mix the 3 TBSP butter, 1/2 cup brown
sugar, 3 TBSP milk and 1 cup chopped nuts--use a bowl and stir together with a
spoon. Remove cake from oven and immediately spread the topping on the cake.
Put the cake in the broiler (for electric ovens, move top rack all the way to
the top of the oven and turn on "BROIL" and leave oven slightly
ajar)--for 3 minutes. Remove from broiler and allow to cool.
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______ Blueberry Cheese Pie
1 Keebler ready-made graham cracker crust
1 - 21oz. can blueberry pie filling (or any other berry pie filling)
8oz. softened Philly cream cheese
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
8oz. Cool Whip (optional)
In the mixer, add cream cheese and sugar--beat together, then add eggs and beat
well. Pour this mixture into the graham cracker crust. Bake at 325 degrees for
25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. Spread pie filling on top
and garnish with Cool Whip if you choose. Chill overnight before serving. Keep
refrigerated.
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________ Easy Cobbler
1/4 cup Parkay margarine (softened)
4 cups peaches, nectarines or apples (peeled and sliced)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 TBSP + 2/3 cup Bisquick
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 TBSP firmly packed Domino's dark brown sugar
2 TBSP milk
In a 2 qt. baking dish sprayed with Pam, add fruit, then sprinkle white sugar,
1 TBSP Bisquick and cinnamon over the top of the fruit. In a medium bowl, mix
2/3 cup Bisquick with brown sugar, then stir in the Parkay (mix as you would
mix pie dough)--mix until crumbly and the crumbs are the size of a pea. Stir in
the milk until batter is moistened. Drop the batter by spoonfuls over the top
of the fruit. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until inserted toothpick
comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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___ Easy Chicken Pot Pie
1 2/3 cup frozen mixed vegetables (thawed)
1 cup cubed, cooked chicken breast
1 - 10.75 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl using a spoon, mix vegetables, cubed
chicken and soup. Pour this mixture into a greased 8 x 8 x 2 baking dish. In a
separate bowl using a fork, stir together the Bisquick, milk and egg. Pour this
batter over the top of the vegetables. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or
until golden brown.
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___ BBQ Ham
1lb. shaved ham
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 TBSP water
1/2 tsp. paprika
2 TBSP grape jelly
1/2 tsp. French's yellow mustard
3 TBSP Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup Heinz ketchup
In a saucepan over medium heat, add all ingredients EXCEPT the ham and stir
until mixed. Add the shaved ham and bring to a boil while stirring. Once it's
boiling, cook and stir for 8 minutes. Serve on your favorite rolls.
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_________ Sweet Potato Crunch
4 large sweet potatoes OR yams
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups Carnation milk
1 tsp. salt
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 stick butter
Peel potatoes and cook covered in water with 1 tsp. salt--cook until inserted
fork goes into potatoes easily. Drain off the water and let cool completely. In
a large bowl using a spoon or wire whisk, whip together the potatoes, white
sugar, eggs, milk. Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 13 x 2 cake pan. In a small
bowl using a spoon, mix brown sugar, flour, and pecans. Sprinkle the pecan
mixture over the top of the sweet potato mixture. Melt butter and pour over top
of pecan mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
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___ Rocky Road Cookies
1 package Nestlé’s semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
4 dozen mini marshmallows
Melt 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips and butter over low heat, then cool
slightly. Mix with remaining chocolate chips, eggs, sugar, flour, baking
powder, salt, vanilla, and nuts--stir by hand with a wooden spoon. Drop
teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheet, press one marshmallow into
center of each cookie. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes, or until no imprint
is left when touched. When removing from oven, allow them to cool 5-10 minutes
before removing. Cool completely.
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_______ White Chocolate Cookies
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed Domino's dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups Hershey's cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups Nestlé’s white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer, beat butter, brown sugar and white
sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time--beat well. In a bowl
using a fork, stir the cocoa, flour, and baking soda together, then add it to
the batter--beat well. Remove from mixer and fold in white chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8
minutes or until puffy but soft. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets 5
minutes before removing. Cool.
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________ Cranberry Cookies
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup Parkay margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup firmly packed Domino's dark brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 TBSP lemon juice
3 cups stemmed and chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Measure flour, baking powder, soda, and salt into
a bowl and stir with a fork to mix. In a mixer, beat butter and sugars until
fluffy; beat in egg, milk, and lemon juice. Add flour mixture to the batter a
little at a time and beat until well blended--if it gets too stiff continue by
hand with a wooden spoon. Remove from mixer and stir in cranberries and
walnuts. Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees
for 12-15 minutes, or until firm and golden brown. Cool.
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___________ Chocolate Chunk Cookies
1 lb. softened butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 cups firmly packed Domino's dark brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
6 cups flour
1 - 10oz. package Hershey's chocolate chunks
1 - 12oz. package Nestlé’s MILK chocolate chips (NOT semi-sweet)
1 - 12oz. package Nestlé’s white chocolate chips
5 oz. coarsely chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a mixer, beat butter, sugars, and vanilla--add
eggs and beat well. In another bowl using a fork, mix salt, baking soda, and
flour together--add to batter and mix. Remove from mixer and stir in chocolate
chunks, chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie
sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until light brown. Remove
from oven and cool.
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_____ Coconut Cream Cheese Cookies
1 cup butter
2 - 3oz. packages Philly cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 TBSP milk
2 cups flour
1/2 cup toasted coconut (spread coconut on a baking sheet in the oven in a
single layer--bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally)
pecan halves or halved candied cherries
In a mixer, beat together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla.
Add egg and milk--beat well. Remove from mixer and stir in the flour and
toasted coconut using a wooden spoon. Drop teaspoonsful onto ungreased cookie
sheets, then press a pecan half or cherry half into the top of each cookie.
Bake at 325 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove cookies from oven, wait 5
minutes before removing from cookie sheets. Allow to cool completely.
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____Cream Cheese Sprinkle Cookies
1 - 8oz. package Philly cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 sticks softened butter
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
colored sugar sprinkles for decoration
In a mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, white sugar and vanilla on medium speed
until well blended. Add flour and baking soda--mix well. Cover and refrigerate
30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on
lightly floured surface. Cut with assorted 3-inch cookie cutters. Sprinkle with
colored sugar. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350
degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely.
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_ Thumb Cookies
1 - 8oz. package Philly cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups raspberry preserves (you can substitute other flavors of preserves)
In a mixer, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until well blended.
Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Gradually add
flour, beating until well blended after each addition. Add baking soda and mix
well. Add pecans and mix just until blended. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches
apart on ungreased baking sheets. Indent centers with your thumb to make a well
to hold the preserves later. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, and then
remove from oven and fill each cookie with about 1 tsp. preserves. Continue
baking 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely.
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Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
4 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted
1/2 cup finely chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a mixer, mix peanut butter, sugar and egg until
well blended. Refrigerate 30 min. Roll peanut butter mixture into balls. Place
2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball in criss-cross
pattern with fork. Bake at 325 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly
browned. Cool 5 minutes, then remove from baking sheets to cool completely. Put
chopped peanuts into a bowl. Melt Baker's chocolate in a double boiler. Dip
each end of cookie into melted chocolate, shaking off excess. Dip into chopped
peanuts. Place cookies on wax-paper covered baking sheet. Refrigerate until
chocolate hardens.
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____Easy Peanut Butter
1 egg
1 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer, beat egg on medium speed until foamy.
Add remaining ingredients and beat until well blended. Shape into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball in
criss-cross pattern with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until
lightly browned. Cool 3 minutes, then remove from baking sheets to cool
completely.
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__________ Pecan Chewies
1/4 cup butter
14oz. sweetened condensed milk
12oz. Nestlé’s semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
pecan halves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter, condensed milk, and chocolate
chips in a heavy saucepan--cook over medium/low heat--stir constantly until
chocolate and butter melt. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla, flour, and
chopped pecans. Drop by teaspoonsful onto ungreased baking sheets. Press a
pecan half into the center of each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes.
(do NOT overbake.) Remove cookies from cookie sheets and cool completely.
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_____________ Toffee Cookies
1 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups Domino's dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup Nestlé’s MILK chocolate chips
1/2 cup Nestlé’s semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup toffee bits
1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. In a medium mixer bowl,
cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then add
vanilla and beat. In a bowl using a fork, combine flour, baking powder and
salt--add into creamed mixture and beat. Remove from mixer and fold in milk
chocolate and semisweet chips, toffee bits and pecans. Drop by heaping
teaspoonsful onto cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool
on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing--cool completely.
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_____ Brown Sugar Cookies
1 1/4 cups firmly packed Domino's brown sugar
1/4 cup water
3 TBSP honey
1 large egg
2 1/3 cups flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
2 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground allspice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine brown sugar,
water, honey and egg--beat well. In another bowl, combine flour, chopped
pecans, cinnamon, baking soda, and ground allspice--mix well using a fork. Add
dry ingredients to sugar mixture and blend well. Drop cookies onto greased
baking sheet by teaspoonsful 2" apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12
minutes until lightly browned. Remove cookies from oven and let cool
slightly--remove cookies from cookie sheets and allow to cool completely.
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_________Jell-O Cake
1 - 3oz. box Jell-O (your choice of flavor)
1 cup boiling water
1 large can Carnation evaporated milk (must be cold, so refrigerate it
overnight)
2 TBSP lemon juice
8 oz. Philly cream cheese
1 cup sugar
Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup melted butter
In a bowl, add Jell-O and boiling water--stir until dissolved. As soon as it's
cool enough, refrigerate until it starts to gel. In a mixer, combine evaporated
milk and lemon juice--beat until stiff. Add the cream cheese, sugar and beat
until smooth. Add the Jell-O to the batter and mix until smooth. In a separate
bowl, add graham cracker crumbs and mix with melted butter. In a 9 x 13 x 2
cake pan, add the crumb mixture and smooth it out using the back of a spoon
until bottom of cake pan is covered. Bake just the crust at 375 degrees for
12-15 minutes, or until it starts to brown a bit. Remove from oven and let it cool.
Pour the batter into the crust. Refrigerate overnight before serving.
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____________ Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 cup Jif peanut butter
1 1/2 cups firmly packed Domino's dark brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups Quaker Quick oats
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
white sugar
In a mixer, combine Crisco, peanut butter and brown sugar--beat until creamy.
Add water, egg, vanilla--beat. Add oats, flour, baking soda and mix well. Chill
dough for 2 hours in refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape the dough
into 1" balls. Put cookies on ungreased cookie sheet 2" apart. Put
white sugar in a bowl, press fork on to one of the cookies to get it sticky,
then dip fork in white sugar and make criss-cross patterns on each cookie which
flattens them. Make sure you dip fork in sugar each time before making the next
part of the criss-cross. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes or until edges
are golden brown.
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_____Impossible Cheesecake Pie
3/4 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup Bisquick
2 - 8oz. Philly cream cheese (softened and cut into 1/2" cubes)
Topping: 1 cup sour cream, 2 TBSP white sugar, 2 tsp. vanilla
Grease a 9" x 1 1/4" deep pie plate. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a blender, add milk, vanilla, eggs, 1 cup white sugar, Bisquick--cover and blend on high for 15 seconds. Remove lid and add cream cheese cubes--cover and blend on high for 2 minutes. Pour the batter from the blender into the pie plate (it will make its own crust). Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes until the center is firm. Remove from oven and cool completely. In a bowl using a spoon, stir together the sour cream, 2 TBSP white sugar, and 2 tsp. vanilla--pour this topping over the top of the cooled cheesecake and spread with a spatula. Add berries to the top if you wish. Keep refrigerated.
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_____ Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cake
1 box Duncan Hines chocolate cake mix
2 lbs. of sifted Domino's powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 TBSP milk
3 TBSP Crisco
1/2 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
6 regular size Reese's Peanut Butter cups (chopped into small pieces)
Prepare cake as directed on box using a 9 x 13 x 2 cake pan. Cool completely.
Icing--in a mixer, beat sugar, vanilla, Crisco, milk and peanut butter until
smooth and creamy--if frosting is too thick, add more milk until you like the
consistency. Frost the cake, and then sprinkle with the chopped Reese's Peanut
Butter cups.
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4 cups freshly grated Idaho potatoes
4 eggs, beaten with a fork
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup grated onion
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
canola oil for frying
Wash, peel, and grate potatoes into a bowl. Fill bowl with cold water to cover
the grated potatoes. Set bowl with grated potatoes into the sink and turn cold
water on slowly--keep the cold water running for about 5 minutes until the
potato starch disappears. Drain water off of potatoes using a colander, then
sprinkle grated potatoes on to paper towels on your counter and pat them
completely dry. Mix eggs and flour together in a bowl until smooth, then add
onion, salt and pepper and mix well. Add grated potatoes to egg mixture and
stir until mixed (at this point, you can add grated cheese if you wish). Pour
1/4" of canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop 1/4 cup portions of
batter into the oil--do NOT flatten yet--turn potato cake after 2 minutes using
a spatula and then flatten using the spatula and brown other side for 2 more
minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels before serving--serve hot.
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___________Nut Cheese Ball
8oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
8oz. shredded Swiss cheese
1 - 8oz. softened Philly cream cheese
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (your choice of kind)
In a mixer, add cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, cream cheese, Worcestershire
sauce, paprika and garlic salt. Turn mixer to medium speed and beat until well
blended. Remove batter and shape into 1 or 2 balls, and then roll in the
chopped nuts. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve
with raw vegetables, crackers, etc.
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1 - 12oz. package manicotti
1 - 15oz. ricotta cheese
16 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 large egg, beaten
1 - 10oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 - 26oz. jar spaghetti sauce
Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish and set aside. Cook manicotti according to
package directions--add a little olive oil when cooking them so they won't
stick together; drain and set aside on aluminum foil. In large bowl mix the
ricotta cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, egg,
prepared spinach, salt and pepper. Scoop cheese mixture into a Ziploc bag,
squeeze out the air and close bag. Cut a small hole in one of the bottom
corners of the bag, then squeeze the bag so cheese mixture comes out--squeeze
cheese mixture into each of the manicottis. Pour a little sauce in the bottom
of the baking dish, arrange the prepared manicottis in the dish, then pour the
rest of the spaghetti sauce over shells and top with remaining mozzarella
cheese. If you have extra Parmesan cheese, sprinkle on top also. Bake uncovered
at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbling hot. Serve with garlic
bread.
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1 large box jumbo pasta shells
2 lbs. ricotta cheese
1/2 lb. shredded mozzarella cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. parsley
1 - 26oz. jar spaghetti sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare pasta shells according to package
directions (add a little olive oil in the water so the shells don't stick
together)--set cooked shells on aluminum foil to cool. Beat eggs, ricotta,
Mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and parsley in a bowl using a spoon.
Grease a large glass baking dish. Scoop cheese mixture into a Ziploc bag,
squeeze air out of bag and close--cut a small hole in one of the bottom corners
of the bag. Squeeze the bag and fill the shells with the cheese mixture. Layer
sauce and pasta shells in the baking dish. Add extra mozzarella and Parmesan
cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbling hot.
Serve with garlic bread.
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___________ Chicken Parmesan
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 box seasoned bread crumbs
8 slices mozzarella cheese (extra for topping)
1 - 26oz. jar spaghetti sauce
Parmesan cheese
Put chicken breasts one at a time on a cutting board and beat with a meat
tenderizer until they are 1/2 inch thick. In a bowl, beat together the egg and
milk. Pour seasoned bread crumbs into a bowl. Dip the chicken breasts in milk
and egg mixture and then in bread crumbs until covered. In a skillet with a
little olive oil over medium-high heat, brown chicken on both sides until
golden brown. Arrange chicken pieces in a greased glass baking dish. Put two
slices of mozzarella cheese on each chicken breast. Pour the jar of spaghetti
sauce over chicken breasts to cover. Sprinkle with Parmesan and add extra
slices mozzarella cheese to the top, then bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30
minutes or until bubbling hot. Serve with garlic bread.
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___________ Caesar Salad
1 large package Romaine hearts lettuce
1 package cherry tomatoes
1 large bottle Ken's Steak House Caesar Salad dressing
1 container fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1 jar McCormick Salad Toppins
Prepare as close to dinner as possible or lettuce will get soggy. Wash and
slice cherry tomatoes. Wash Romaine hearts in cold water, then break into bite
sized pieces (most people only use the outside, greener layers of the Romaine
hearts). After lettuce pieces are in large salad bowl, sprinkle Parmesan cheese
over lettuce, pour 1/4 of the Caesar salad dressing on the lettuce, and then
mix well. Repeat with Parmesan and dressing to your desired taste. Toss salad,
then add sliced cherry tomatoes and Salad Toppins to the top of the salad and re-toss.
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_____ Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup Domino's powdered sugar
3 cups flour
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
Mix together the flour and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a mixer, beat
together the butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour and
salt mixture a small amount at a time--beat well--you may have to continue with
your hands if the batter gets too thick for your mixer. Pour dough onto floured
counter surface and roll out into a log 1/4" thick. Slice cookies from the
end of the dough log and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 325
degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
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_____________ Butter Pecan Cookies
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup firmly packed Domino's dark brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
In a mixer, beat butter and sugar together. Add vanilla and egg; beat until
light and fluffy. Add sifted flour, baking powder, salt and chopped
pecans--beat well. Drop by scant teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake
at 400 degrees for about 5 minutes--if you make the cookies too big they will
take longer to bake. Cool before removing from cookie sheets.
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_____ Chocolate Cutout Cookies
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
4 tablespoons Hershey's cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
In large mixing bowl beat butter and sugar together--add egg and vanilla and
beat until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl using a spoon, stir together
flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt the gradually add it to
butter/sugar mixture and mix well. Chill dough for 1 hour and preheat oven to
325 degrees. Roll dough on floured counter to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into
desired shapes with cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake
at 325 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool before removing from cookie sheets.
Frost using our vanilla frosting recipe #2.
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1 - 20oz. can Dole pineapple slices
1/4 cup melted butter
2/3 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 jar maraschino cherries
1 - 18.25 box yellow or pineapple cake mix
Drain pineapple slices and save 3/4 cup of the juice for later. Stir together
the melted butter and brown sugar in a bowl. Pour the brown sugar mixture in a
9 x 13 x 2 cake pan and smooth it out so bottom is covered with the brown sugar
mixture. Arrange the pineapple slices on top of the brown sugar and put a
cherry inside the whole of each pineapple. In a mixer, prepare cake mix
according to package directions EXCEPT replace 3/4 cup of the water called for
in the cake mix directions with the 3/4 cup of pineapple juice you saved. Pour
the cake batter evenly over top of all the pineapples in the cake pan. Bake at
350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
After removing from oven, let it cool 5 minutes. Loosen the edges with a knife,
place a piece of foil over the top of the cake, and then turn it upside down on
top of heat proof cutting board.
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___________ Banana Drop Cookies
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 cup Parkay margarine
2 eggs
1 cup mashed VERY ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla
In a mixer, combine Parkay, white sugar and beat--add eggs, baking powder,
baking soda, salt and cinnamon--beat until smooth. Add vanilla and mashed
bananas and beat. Slowly mix in the flour. Drop by teaspoonsful on to greased
cookie sheet--you can sprinkle the tops with a bit of white sugar and cinnamon.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
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