Saltine Candy

Saltine Candy

1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. choc chips
40 saltines

Line cookie sheet with foil and spray with pam
lay crackers flat on foil
melt sugar and butter until foamy about 3 mins
Pour over crackers and spread to coat
bake 10 mins at 350
remove and sprinkle with choc chips while hot, let melt and spread
cool and refrigerate until hard. Break and enjoy!

Submitted by: Jen Barlow

Greenies

Greenies
(very appropriate for St. Patty's Day)

1 white cake mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1/4 cup oil
1 1/4 cup water
2 eggs well beaten
Mix 2 mins and add:
1 cap full mint flavoring
1/2 pkg semi sweet choc chips
green food coloring

Bake at 350 for 30-35 mins.

Submitted by: Jen Barlow

PB Crispy Brownies

PB Crispy Brownies

1 brownie mix, baked according to pkg instructions
spread on 1 jar marshmallow cream while warm
microwave 1 c. peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) with 1 pkg choc chips until melted
add 1 c. rice crispies and spread over mallow cream. let set...very rich--very good!

Submitted by: Jen Barlow

Chocolate Wafer Roll

DELICIOUS!!!!

Chocolate Wafer Roll

1 t. vanilla extract
2 c. Heavy cream, whipped
1 9oz pkg nabisco famous chocolate wafers

stir vanilla into whipped cream. spread 1/2 T. whipped topping on each wafer. Stack together on edge on serving platter making a 14 in. log. frost w/remaining whipped cream. Chill for 4-6 hours. Slice at 45 degree angle.

Submitted by: Jen Barlow

Fudge Sauce

Fudge Sauce

1/2 c. butter--melt
6 rounded T. cocoa--add and stir over med-hi heat
Add:
1 1/3 c. sugar
1/8 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1 can evaporated milk
Bring to a boil. Stir constantly on med high heat about 20 mins.

Submitted by: Jen Barlow

Crispy Sugar Cookies

Crispy Sugar Cookies

1 1/3 C. Margarine
1 1/2 C. sugar
2 t. Vanilla
Thoroughly cream together
Then add:
2 Eggs
Beat until light and fluffy
Stir in:
8 t. Milk
Add 2 C. Flour
1 T. Baking Powder
1/2 t. Salt
Add 2 more C. Flour
Divide dough into 4 parts, wrap in plastic and chill at least one hour, use one package at a time, On a lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8" thicker for softer cookies. Cut into desired shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 for 8 mins, more if thicker. Remove and cool. Frost and enjoy!
Frosting:
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
1 lb. pwd. sugar
1 t. lemon juice
1/4 c. milk
blend until light and fluffy, add more milk or pwd sugar if needed!

Submitted by: Jen Barlow

Valentine cookie package

Here is an easy-peasy idea for packaging up a Valentine’s cookie. Using paper CD sleeves (available at office supply stores), slip the cookie inside so that it can be seen through the round plastic window. Decorate the sleeve with Valentine’s stamps, attach a cute label with rick-rack and you’re done!

Oreo Truffles

Warning: these are a little addicting. Good thing they are easy They would look cute with a pink chocolate drizzled on top for Valentines day. Just drop in a little food coloring to the melted chocolate and mix it up.

Oreo Truffles

1 package (18 oz.) Oreo cookies, crushed into small pieces
1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 package Almond Bark
Chocolate chips or chocolate bark for drizzling

Mix crushed Oreos and cream cheese until well-combined. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet or tray. Refrigerate until firm, 3-4 hours (or stick in the freezer for about an hour). Melt white almond bark according to package directions. Using 2 forks (or a spoon, but forks always work better for me), dip Oreo balls into white coating and place onto waxed paper to harden. Once dry, melt chocolate bark (or if using chocolate chips, melt chocolate chips with a bit of shortening) and scoop melted chocolate into a ziploc baggie. Snip a very small corner off the bag and drizzle back and forth over the truffles. Let dry. Chill them and serve after chilled.

Strawberry Jam Butter cream

Here is a great idea for a little flavor this Valentines day. Try your favorite jam in this butter cream icing. Spread on an easy box mix cupcake and you've got yourself a quick delicious sweet treat. Try raspberry jam with chocolate cupcakes or peach jam with betty crocker vanilla, your choices are endless...

Strawberry Jam Butter cream

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
5-6 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup Strawberry jam (the really smooth kind)
red food coloring (enough to make it a pretty pink color)

Place butter and jam in a mixing bowl or an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream until well incorporated, about 2 minutes.
Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until you reach desired consistency. If frosting gets too thick you can add a little milk to thin it out. Put on your favorite cupcake.

Valentine Cookie Pops

Here is a great idea from Pillsbury for those of you who want a quick fun idea for cookies to give to kids. To check out the link click here

INGREDIENTS

1	package (18 oz) Pillsbury® Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies
20	flat wooden sticks with round ends
1 1/4	cups vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting (from 1-lb container)
	Assorted small candies, or candy decors or nonpareils, if desired
10	yards red curling ribbon

DIRECTIONS

1.	Heat oven to 350°F. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cookie dough pieces 2 inches apart. Into side of each piece of dough, insert wooden stick 1 inch, overlapping wooden sticks as necessary.
2.	Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
3.	Spread frosting on one side of each cookie; decorate with candies. Tie 18 inches of red ribbon into bow around each stick next to cookie.

Sweet Potatoes

Here's a sweet idea.

Sweet potatoes are a wonderful side dish and very nutritious. I like them baked with a little salt and pepper. You may add butter, brown sugar, marshmallows, nutmeg, cinnamon etc. Bake at 400° until tender, time depends on the size of the potato an hour or more usually. Make sure to place on a pan because the sugars will drip and burn on the bottom of the oven. You can use the microwave. They are also great boiled use like an Idaho potato.

Generally at the produce department sweet potatoes are the cream colored ones and yams are orange, however both are called sweet potatoes frequently. My favorite are the yams, but both are delicious.

Submitted by: Karen Tucker

Valentine I-Pod

This was such a cute Valentines gift Idea for kids I couldn't resist passing it on. It is a great idea for the older kids that need a little more "grown up" idea for their friends.


CRAFT MATERIALS:

Tape
2 (14-inch) pieces of string
2 mini peanut butter cups
1 (1-ounce) box of conversation hearts
2 (4-inch) circles of aluminum foil
4- by 7-inch strip of pink paper
Glue stick
Sheet of white printer paper or for printable scroll wheel and playlist ( click here)


1. Tape each end of a piece of string to a peanut butter cup. Tie on the other piece of string as shown, then tape the loose end to the candy box.

2. Wrap each peanut butter cup in a circle of aluminum foil.

3. Wrap the pink paper strip around the candy box and secure it with a glue stick.

4. Cut paper shapes and write text for the scroll wheel and playlist
and use a glue stick to attach them to the box. Write a valentine message on the back of the box.