Death by Chocolate

1 box Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix
1/2  Cup Melted Butter
4  Eggs
1 Pouch Betty Crocker Chocolate Cookie Mix

So good you think you died and gone to heaven!!

• Mix all indgredients together
• Pour in crockpot
• Cook on low for 3 hours

I recommend that you use a crockpot liner for this recipe.  

Blonde Brownies

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/3 cup butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips *

• Mix  flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
• Melt butter and add brown sugar and vanilla.
• Add egg to brown sugar mixture and blend well.
• Add flour mixture and mix well.
• Spread in 9 x 9 pan.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes

*You can add practically any flavor chip to this versatile recipe.  Butterscotch chips are really yummy!

Nanny's Peanut Butter Cookies

Got milk ???

1 cup softened butter

1 cup white sugar

2 egg

1 cup brown sugar (packed) 

1 egg yolk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (18 ounce) jar peanut butter

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped peanuts

In a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
Add the eggs, yolks, and vanilla; mix until fluffy.
Stir in peanut butter.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture.
Stir in the peanuts.
Refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours.
Roll dough into walnut sized balls.
Place on the prepared cookie sheet and flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees. 
These cookies taste great when slightly undercooked.

Fudgey Cake

1 box Fudge cake mix
2 cups buttermilk
3 eggs (well beaten)
2 cups oil
1 box chocolate pudding mix

• Mix all ingredients
• Grease and flour two nine inch cake pans
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until done.
• Cool and frost with Creamy Cool Whip Frosting

Creamy Cool Whip Frosting

In honor of my Katiebug's 13th birthday!

1 envelope Dream Whip Frosting Mix
1 pkg cream cheese softened
1 large tub Cool Whip

• Whip together softened cream cheese and Dream Whip until creamy
• Whip in Cool Whip until mixed thoroughly
• Add coloring if desired
• Frost cake and store in refrigerator
• Goes well with Fudgey Cake

* Substitute chocolate Cool Whip and chocolate pudding mix to make Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Apple Enchiladas

Cherries or peaches can be substituted for apples.

1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling

6 (8 inch) flour tortillas

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup water

• Spoon about one heaping quarter cup of pie filling evenly down the center of each tortilla.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon; roll up, tucking in edges; and place seam side down in prepared dish.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Pour sauce over enchiladas and let stand 45 minutes.
• Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes, or until golden.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Carmel Pecan Ice Cream

Scooter's favorite ice cream!

2 T butter
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup white sugar
1 quart half and half
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (12 oz) jar caramel ice cream topping
1 T vanilla
1 quart whipping cream

• Combine butter, pecans, and white sugar in an 8 inch skillet
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar melts and turns golden brown (6 to 8 min)
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto wax paper and let cool
• Break into small clusters and set aside
• Combine half and half, brown sugar, and caramel and mix well
• Stir in whipping cream and pecan clusters
• Pour mixture into a one gallon ice cream freezer and freeze according to instructions
• Pack freezer with additional ice and salt and let stand one hour to ripen before serving.
• Makes 3 quarts

Blueberry Delight

2 sticks melted butter
2 cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans
8 oz cream softened cream cheese
1 large carton cool whip
1/2 box powdered sugar
1 can blueberry pie filling

• Mix butter, flour, and pecans
• Pat into an 11x13 pan. 
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes and let cool.
• Mix cream cheese, 1/2 of the cool whip and powdered sugar
• Spread over cooled crust
• Top with blueberry pie filling
• Store in refrigerator

Mix and spread over cooled crust. 

Peaches and Cream Cheesecake

Made in three layers...

Layer 1
3/4 cup flour

1 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

1/2 cup milk

3 T butter

1 box vanilla pudding mix (not instant)

1 egg

Mix all ingredients together.  Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.  Pour into a greased 9 inch deep dish.

Layer 2
1 (15-20 oz) can sliced peaches

Drain peaches well and reserve juice.  Place peaches on top of layer one.

Layer 3
1 pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
3 T reserved peach juice

Mix together well and spoon on top of peaches making sure you leave a one inch edge around the pan
Sprinkle 1 T sugar and 1/2 t cinnamon on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes until crust is golden brown.  Filling will appear soft.  Store in refrigerator.

Ding Dong Cake

1 box pudding type cake mix

1 c. milk

4 tbsp. flour

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. shortening

1 c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

• Bake cake according to directions on box, using a 9"x13" pan.
• Combine milk and flour.
• Cook until thick, then cool.
• Mix butter and shortening for 4 minutes.
• Add sugar and vanilla and mix 4 more minutes.
• Add flour mixture and beat 4 minutes more.
• After it cools, slice in half horizontally and spread with filling.
• Replace top layer of cake or you could bake it in a bundt pan and then slice in half horizontally and scoop some of the cake out of middle. I've seen it both ways.
• Cover with icing. (recipe below)

ICING:

1 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

3 tbsp. milk

2 tbsp. cocoa

Add powdered sugar until thick

Sour Cream Raisin Pie

1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cup sour cream
1 cup raisins
3 T flour

• Soak raisins until tender
• Mix egg, sugar, flour, and sour cream
• Add raisins
• Cook until thick, stirring constantly
• Pour into pie shell and cover with meringue.

Mamaw's Potato Candy

One of my favorite Christmas memories of my Mamaw...her Potato Candy!

1 1/2 cup potatoes

      1  pound powdered sugar
   1/2  cup peanut butter

• boil, drain, and mash potatoes, leaving no lumps
• mix potatoes with sugar
• roll mixture into an oblong shape on a pastry mat (lightly dusted with powdered sugar)
• spread peanut butter on top
• roll up like a jelly roll
• cut in slices
• keep refrigerated

Coconut Carmel Icing

Delish on top of Momma's Fresh Apple Cake

6 T butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 t  vanilla

• cook together in saucepan until well dissolved and mix together
• pour on top of cake

Momma's Fresh Apple Cake

2 1/2  cups flour
1 1/2  cup sugar
      2  eggs
1 1/2  t cinnamon
   3/4  t salt
   1/2  cup shortening
      6  T buttermilk
1 1/2  t baking soda
      1  t nutmeg
      3 unpeeled apples (chopped)

• sift together flour, cinnamon, salt, soda, nutmeg
• cream sugar and shortening together
• add eggs and mix well
• add flour mixture and buttermilk mix well
• add apples
• bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes
• while cake is still hot pour Coconut Carmel Icing on top or leave icing off and serve with whipped topping

Cream Cheese Cinnamon Bites

Delicious hot or cold

2 cans crescent rolls

2 pkg cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 stick margarine

sugar and cinnamon

• spray 9 x 13 dish with non stick spray
• layer one can of crescent rolls in dish, making a solid crust
• mix together cream cheese and sugar until creamy
• spread over the layer of crescent rolls
• layer the other can of crescent rolls over the mixture, leaving them slightly separated
• pour the margarine over the top
• sprikle a heavy coat of sugar and cinnamon on top
• bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes
• store in frig

Oreo Truffles

                                             

In honor of  "National Food on a Stick Day"!

1 pkg Double Stuff Oreos

1 pkg softened cream cheese

White Almond Bark

• Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor and place in bowl for later use.
• Crush remaining cookies to fine crumbs and place in medium bowl.
• Add cream cheese and mix until well blended.
• Roll cookie mixture into balls, about 1-inch in diameter, stick ball in a wooden skewer and place on a wax paper covered cookie sheet.
• Put in refrigerator to cool while you melted the almond bark 
• Dip balls in melted almond bark
• Place on wax paper-covered baking sheet.  Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour and enjoy!

Arkansas Dirt Cake

1 pkg Oreo cookies ( I prefer double stuff!)
1 pkg softened cream cheese
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz tub cool whip
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups milk

• crush cookies an spread half over the bottom of a 9x13 pan
• mix cream cheese, butter, and sugar until smooth
• fold in cool whip
• in separate bowl mix pudding, vanilla, and milk and mix whip until smooth and thickened
• fold pudding mixture into cream cheese mixture
• pour over cookie crumb crust and top with remaining cookies
• chill before serving

This is a really cool recipe that can be served up different ways.

Here are some links to pictures with serving suggestions...

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Gummy Worm Dirt Cake

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Nanny's Green Tomato Pie

People will think this one of the best apple pies they've eaten!

5 green tomatoes, chopped

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• Place diced green tomatoes and vinegar in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, mix together sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt and flour. Sprinkle over tomatoes and toss to coat evenly.
• Pour into 9 pie crust and cover with another pie crust
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes, until bubbly and crust is brown.

Watergate Salad

No conspiracy here!  Just plain old cornfed goodness!

1 small carton whipped topping

1 pkg instant pistachio pudding mix

1 can crushed pineapple with juice

1 cup mini marshmallows

1/2 cup chopped pecans

• fold dry pudding mix into whipped topping
• add pineapple with juice
• add marshmallows
• add nuts
• refrigerate before serving

Hershey Bar Cake

One seriously rich cake that taste best when made the day before serving.

Cake

1 box Swiss cake mix

1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix

3 eggs (beaten)

1 cup oil
2 cups buttermilk

Mix ingredients together, stirring well.  Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.  Cool completely and frost.

Frosting

8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
8 ounce tub of whipped topping
6 to 8 ounces grated chocolate bar

Mix indgredients together and frost cake.  Keep refrigerated.