1/2 cups butter or margarine
1 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (or peanuts)
1 8 0z. cream cheese, softened
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 (4 0z.) carton frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed
1 - 4 serving size instant chocolate pudding mix
1 - 4 servivng size instant vanilla pudding mix
3 cups milk
Grated chocolate
Cut butter into flour until crumbly. Stir in 3/4 nuts . Press into 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool.
Beat cream cheese until fluffy and then add powdered sugar. Add half of the whipped topping. Spread over crust. Chill.
Combine pudding mixes and milk and beat 2 minutes. Spoon onto cream cheese layer. Chill or freeze until firm.
Top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with grated chocolate and remaining nuts.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Pineapple Cake
Super Fast!
(From Weight Watchers)
Angel Food Cake Mix
20 0z. can pineapple, crushed
Mix and Bake. Follow baking instructions on box.
If making cupcakes: 1 1/2 points each
If making cake: 1/12 of cake is 3 points.
(From Weight Watchers)
Angel Food Cake Mix
20 0z. can pineapple, crushed
Mix and Bake. Follow baking instructions on box.
If making cupcakes: 1 1/2 points each
If making cake: 1/12 of cake is 3 points.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Super Fast & HEALTHY
(From Weight Watchers)
1 Betty Crocker Fudge Cake Mix
1 can pumpkin
1/2 the amount of water the mix calls for
Mix all. Put in cupcake papers in pans. Bake a little longer than the box instructs you to do.
Seriously good!!!
1 1/2 points each
(From Weight Watchers)
1 Betty Crocker Fudge Cake Mix
1 can pumpkin
1/2 the amount of water the mix calls for
Mix all. Put in cupcake papers in pans. Bake a little longer than the box instructs you to do.
Seriously good!!!
1 1/2 points each
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Mrs Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies
3 words..... TO DIE FOR!!!
2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
2 t vanilla
4 cups flour
5 cups oatmeal (mix in a blender to make a powderish flour)
1 t salt
2 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
Mix all together and then add:
24 oz bag chocolate chips
1 - 8 oz. bag hershey bars, chopped
3 cups chopped nuts (any kind)
Place golf ball sized cookies 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 375 for 6 - 10 minutes.
Makes 112 cookies.
This recipe can be halfed easily.
2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
2 t vanilla
4 cups flour
5 cups oatmeal (mix in a blender to make a powderish flour)
1 t salt
2 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
Mix all together and then add:
24 oz bag chocolate chips
1 - 8 oz. bag hershey bars, chopped
3 cups chopped nuts (any kind)
Place golf ball sized cookies 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 375 for 6 - 10 minutes.
Makes 112 cookies.
This recipe can be halfed easily.
Dump Cake
So yummy and fast!
1 - 20 oz. can unsweetened pineapple, crushed and undrained .
1 - 20 oz. can cherry pie filling
1 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter or margarine, melted
Pour pineapple in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Spread evenly. Pour on cherry pie filling and spread evenly. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly on top of fruit. Sprinkle walnuts next. Melt butter and pour evenly on top.
Bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes.
1 - 20 oz. can unsweetened pineapple, crushed and undrained .
1 - 20 oz. can cherry pie filling
1 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter or margarine, melted
Pour pineapple in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Spread evenly. Pour on cherry pie filling and spread evenly. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly on top of fruit. Sprinkle walnuts next. Melt butter and pour evenly on top.
Bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes.
Cinnamon Rolls
Makes approx. 2 dozen.
2 T yeast
1 cup of warm water
1 t sugar
Combine the above ingredients and allow to rise.
Scald 2 cups of milk. Add 1/2 cup of oil, 1 1/3 cups of sugar, 3 t salt, and 4 beaten eggs.
Add 2 cups of flour and yeast mixture. Add 4 cups more flour (until desired consistancy - slightly sticky).
Rise 1 hour.
Roll out. Brush on melted margarine, cinnamon and sugars (white and brown).
Roll together like a jelly roll. Cut with dental floss to make individual rolls.
Rise 40 minutes.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. (mine usually are finished in less time so keep an eye on them).
Homemade Frosting for Cinnamon Rolls:
1/2 cups soft margarine or butter
4 cups powdered sugar
2 t vanilla (use clear vanilla if you want your frosting to be white).
2 T milk
Beat together.
Spread on cinnamon rolls.
Memory:
Jennifer Fife taught me how to make cinnamon rolls and many other kinds of bread. She and I went through a period of time where we baked bread for our families and didn't buy any at the stores. Very yummy!!! I really appreciate her help on this and have even taught RS Enrichment lessons on this after she taught me.
I also have loved making them for my family and friends. My daughters make them and they are great at it!
**Warning - they are addicting!
2 T yeast
1 cup of warm water
1 t sugar
Combine the above ingredients and allow to rise.
Scald 2 cups of milk. Add 1/2 cup of oil, 1 1/3 cups of sugar, 3 t salt, and 4 beaten eggs.
Add 2 cups of flour and yeast mixture. Add 4 cups more flour (until desired consistancy - slightly sticky).
Rise 1 hour.
Roll out. Brush on melted margarine, cinnamon and sugars (white and brown).
Roll together like a jelly roll. Cut with dental floss to make individual rolls.
Rise 40 minutes.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. (mine usually are finished in less time so keep an eye on them).
Homemade Frosting for Cinnamon Rolls:
1/2 cups soft margarine or butter
4 cups powdered sugar
2 t vanilla (use clear vanilla if you want your frosting to be white).
2 T milk
Beat together.
Spread on cinnamon rolls.
Memory:
Jennifer Fife taught me how to make cinnamon rolls and many other kinds of bread. She and I went through a period of time where we baked bread for our families and didn't buy any at the stores. Very yummy!!! I really appreciate her help on this and have even taught RS Enrichment lessons on this after she taught me.
I also have loved making them for my family and friends. My daughters make them and they are great at it!
**Warning - they are addicting!
Perfect & Easy Pie Crust
Use a 4 cup measuring bowl to put ingredients in.
One crust pie:
1/3 cup of oil.
Add milk up to the 1/2 cup mark.
Add 1/2 t salt
Add one cup of flour.
Mix with a fork.
Put in pie pan.
Two crust pie:
2/3 cup of oil
Add milk to 1 cup mark.
Add 1 t salt
Add 2 cups flour
Mix with fork.
Split in half.
This recipe comes from one of my best friends ever...Shae Rippstein....and her pies are SO yummy!!!
One crust pie:
1/3 cup of oil.
Add milk up to the 1/2 cup mark.
Add 1/2 t salt
Add one cup of flour.
Mix with a fork.
Put in pie pan.
Two crust pie:
2/3 cup of oil
Add milk to 1 cup mark.
Add 1 t salt
Add 2 cups flour
Mix with fork.
Split in half.
This recipe comes from one of my best friends ever...Shae Rippstein....and her pies are SO yummy!!!
Microwave Fudge
3 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, if desired
1. Place all ingredients except nuts in large microwavable bowl.
2. Microwave at medium heat (50%) until chocolate chips are melted, 3 - 5 minutes. Stirring once or twice during cooking.
3. Stir in nuts.
4. Pour into well greased square baking dish, 8 x 8 in.
5. Refrigerate until set.
**Variation- substitute 1 cup peanut butter chips for 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, if desired
1. Place all ingredients except nuts in large microwavable bowl.
2. Microwave at medium heat (50%) until chocolate chips are melted, 3 - 5 minutes. Stirring once or twice during cooking.
3. Stir in nuts.
4. Pour into well greased square baking dish, 8 x 8 in.
5. Refrigerate until set.
**Variation- substitute 1 cup peanut butter chips for 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Oreo Peppermint Dessert
1 pkg Oreo's
1 pint whipped cream (real)
1 cup bridge mints
1 cup mini marhsmallows
Crush cookies and press half into an oblong cake pan. Combine remaining ingredients and put on pressed cookies. Sprinkle last half of crushed cookies on top.
Chill 2 days in fridge.
From Colleen Bettinson
1 pint whipped cream (real)
1 cup bridge mints
1 cup mini marhsmallows
Crush cookies and press half into an oblong cake pan. Combine remaining ingredients and put on pressed cookies. Sprinkle last half of crushed cookies on top.
Chill 2 days in fridge.
From Colleen Bettinson
Chocolate Sheet Cake
2 cups sifted flour
2 cups sugar
4 T. cocoa
Mix and set aside.
Boil and let cool:
2 sticks margarine or butter in 1 cup water
Stir together:
1 t. baking soda in 1/2 cup buttermilk. Stir and add to margarine and water. Add 2 beaten eggs. Add 1 t vanilla.
Bake in a greased sheet cake pan at 425 for 20 minutes or until you touch it with your fingers and it springs back. When you remove cake from oven, cover with miniature marshmallows. Place foil on lightly on top to allow marshmallows to melt while you make the icing.
Icing:
1 box powdered sugar
4 T cocoa
2 sticks of margarine or butter
Melt margarine. Add cocoa. Add powdered sugar and stir vigorously. Add some milk until icing is creamy smooth. Add cup of nuts (if desired) and pour over the marshmallows.
Memory:
From my great friend, Colleen Bettinson. I first met her when I was 15 and she was married with 3 children. She became one of the best friends in my life. She taught me so many things and I especially am grateful for her lesson about when you I get married to be sure I half all the work so when I have children my husband will already be used to sharing half of all the needs to be done. It works!
2 cups sugar
4 T. cocoa
Mix and set aside.
Boil and let cool:
2 sticks margarine or butter in 1 cup water
Stir together:
1 t. baking soda in 1/2 cup buttermilk. Stir and add to margarine and water. Add 2 beaten eggs. Add 1 t vanilla.
Bake in a greased sheet cake pan at 425 for 20 minutes or until you touch it with your fingers and it springs back. When you remove cake from oven, cover with miniature marshmallows. Place foil on lightly on top to allow marshmallows to melt while you make the icing.
Icing:
1 box powdered sugar
4 T cocoa
2 sticks of margarine or butter
Melt margarine. Add cocoa. Add powdered sugar and stir vigorously. Add some milk until icing is creamy smooth. Add cup of nuts (if desired) and pour over the marshmallows.
Memory:
From my great friend, Colleen Bettinson. I first met her when I was 15 and she was married with 3 children. She became one of the best friends in my life. She taught me so many things and I especially am grateful for her lesson about when you I get married to be sure I half all the work so when I have children my husband will already be used to sharing half of all the needs to be done. It works!
Grandma Nelson's Wild Raspberry Dessert
This is SO yummy, you will have a hard time not eating the whole thing! Don't be intimidated by the steps involved. It really is easy to make!
Step 1:
2 stick butter, softened
2 T sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
Mix together in mixer and spread in a 9 x 13 greased pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Cool.
Step 2:
2 stick butter, softened
2 3 0z. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
Mix together in mixer. Spread on top of cooled crust.
Step 3:
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Spread on top of cream cheese mixture.
Step 4:
1 cup boiling water
1 30z. pkg. raspberry jello
2 pkgs. frozen raspberries, thawed
Mix jello and water. Add raspberries and juice. Cool until like jelly and then spoon on top of nuts. Refrigerate. Before eating, top with cool whip, if desired.
Memory:
This was the first recipe I asked my mother-in-law for. When she made this I had never had anything like it before and it was so good that I just had to learn to do it also. I made it so much that I became an expert. This recipe helped me with my confidence to try other things I was not accustomed to. I made this for every one who came to our house for dinner or just dessert. It was always a big hit!
Step 1:
2 stick butter, softened
2 T sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
Mix together in mixer and spread in a 9 x 13 greased pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Cool.
Step 2:
2 stick butter, softened
2 3 0z. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
Mix together in mixer. Spread on top of cooled crust.
Step 3:
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Spread on top of cream cheese mixture.
Step 4:
1 cup boiling water
1 30z. pkg. raspberry jello
2 pkgs. frozen raspberries, thawed
Mix jello and water. Add raspberries and juice. Cool until like jelly and then spoon on top of nuts. Refrigerate. Before eating, top with cool whip, if desired.
Memory:
This was the first recipe I asked my mother-in-law for. When she made this I had never had anything like it before and it was so good that I just had to learn to do it also. I made it so much that I became an expert. This recipe helped me with my confidence to try other things I was not accustomed to. I made this for every one who came to our house for dinner or just dessert. It was always a big hit!
Strawberry Pie (low calorie)
1 pkg. strawberry jello (no sugar)
1 1/2 cups water
2 T corn starch
8 - 12 Splenda
Pie Crust - regular or graham
Cook until thickens. Slice strawberries and place in bottom of pie crust. Pour mixture over berries. Chill and top with cool whip. Enjoy, guilt free!
1 1/2 cups water
2 T corn starch
8 - 12 Splenda
Pie Crust - regular or graham
Cook until thickens. Slice strawberries and place in bottom of pie crust. Pour mixture over berries. Chill and top with cool whip. Enjoy, guilt free!
Nana and Papa's Divinity
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup light Karo syrup
1/4 t. salt
1/2 cup hot water
2 egg whites
1 t. vanilla
Dissolve sugar, syrup, and salt in hot water. Cook to 240 degrees or to a FIRM ball stage. Remove from heat and pour gradually over stiffly beaten egg whites, beating constantly.
Add vanilla and continue beating until mixture will hold it's shape when dropped from a spoon.
Drop on waxed paper or buttered cookie sheet.
Optional: Place a pecan in the center, kinda mashed down into divinity.
Memory:
This was the candy that my Mom and Dad made, usually together, for the Christmas season. We always had a tin can with this candy in it with waxed paper seperating the levels. When I see this candy, I always think of Christmas' at home when I was young. Really yummy even if it is not chocolate.
1/2 cup light Karo syrup
1/4 t. salt
1/2 cup hot water
2 egg whites
1 t. vanilla
Dissolve sugar, syrup, and salt in hot water. Cook to 240 degrees or to a FIRM ball stage. Remove from heat and pour gradually over stiffly beaten egg whites, beating constantly.
Add vanilla and continue beating until mixture will hold it's shape when dropped from a spoon.
Drop on waxed paper or buttered cookie sheet.
Optional: Place a pecan in the center, kinda mashed down into divinity.
Memory:
This was the candy that my Mom and Dad made, usually together, for the Christmas season. We always had a tin can with this candy in it with waxed paper seperating the levels. When I see this candy, I always think of Christmas' at home when I was young. Really yummy even if it is not chocolate.
Nana's Pecan Pie
Nobody makes Pecan Pie like this! Famous even in other states!
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup Karo Syrup
1/8 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 T melted butter or margarine
1 cup pecans
Mix ingredients together. Add pecans last. Pour into an unbaked pastry shell. Bake at 400 for 40 minutes.
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup Karo Syrup
1/8 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 T melted butter or margarine
1 cup pecans
Mix ingredients together. Add pecans last. Pour into an unbaked pastry shell. Bake at 400 for 40 minutes.
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