Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Malted Milk Ball Kripie Treats..YUMMY!!

Prep time
Total time
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Recipe type: dessert
Serves: 24 pieces
Ingredients
  • 16 oz. bag of marshmallows
  • ½ C butter
  • 12 oz. of rice krispie cereal
  • ¾ C malted milk powder
  • 3 C malted milk balls, chopped and divided
Instructions
  1. Melt butter and marshmallows and stir until smooth.
  2. Add in malted milk powder
  3. Add in cereal
  4. Add in 2 C malted milk balls
  5. Place in a lightly greased 9 x 13 pan
  6. Sprinkle remaining malted milk balls on top and press lightly into cereal.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Cranberry Drop Cookies..Holiday Cookies


Ingredients



  • Cranberry Drop Cookies
  • Preheat oven 350 degrees
  • 1/2 cup butter (no sub) Softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 T. orange juice
  • Beat till mixed then add
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/4 t. baking soda
  • 2 1/2 c. chopped fresh or frozen cranberries (I chopped them in my blender or you can use a food processor)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • if you have a kitchen aid use paddle attachment to mix together or you can do it by hand..it gets pretty thick
  • drop by T. on cookie sheet for 12-15 min in preheated 350 degree oven
  • When cool Frost
  • Brown Butter Frosting
  • 1/3 c. butter (no Sub)
  • 2 c. conf. sugar
  • 1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
  • 1 -4 T. Hot water
  • Heat the butter in saucepan over low heat until golden brown, it takes between 5-10 min. Cool for 2 min. transfer to small mixing bowl. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat in water 1 T. at a time, until frosting reaches desired consistency. Frost the cookies makes 5 Doz.
  • P.S. I always double the recipe..
  • I made these last Christmas and I  have friends that ask If I'll bring them some this year again :)


Friday, September 12, 2014

Halloween Fun with a Dounut..

These are so cute I might need to adopt someones child to throw them a Halloween Party (mine are all grown up) 
Go here to check them out..

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Cheese bites

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These little yummy bites are all over Facebook and they should be because they are amazing,
and so easy to make.
Great Snack for when your husband says at 9 pm, "what is there to eat"
So here you go try them, you'll be happy I shared!!

String cheese chopped into bite size pieces, dipped in milk and bread crumbs, baked at 425 for 8-10 minutes- serve with marinara sauce! Kids will love this...AND it's baked not fried!

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

In a large bowl, cream until light and fluffy:
1/2 cup softened butter (yes real butter)
1 cup granulated sugar

Whip in:
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 whole egg
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 Tbl. fresh lemon juice

Scrape sides of bowl and mix again.

Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl with a wire whisk:
1 1/2 cups all-purpuse flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. baking soda

Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients slowly until just combined.
Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly.

On a large plate, pour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Shape heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in the powdered  sugar.

Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.

Bake 9-11 minutes (7-9 minutes if using dark non-stick baking sheets) or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte (not melty or shiny

Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool for 3 min. on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

I love the taste of fall..


Ingredients for Caramel Apple Trail Mix:
(equal parts)
  • Apple Chips
  • Banana Chips
  • Caramel Bits (if your store doesn’t have them, you can chop up soft caramel candies)
  • Cashews
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Small Pretzels
  • Peanut Butter Chips
Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
Original post by Make and Take

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Healthy Loaded Nachos..YUMMY Summer Food

Ingredients


  • Preparation 
    24 
    large baked tortilla chips (about 3 oz.)
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 cup canned black beans (rinse and drain before measuring)
  • 12 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup shredded low-fat Cheddar
  • 1/2 avocado, diced
  • 1/2 cup reduced-fat Greek yogurt
  1. 1. Preheat broiler to high. Line a broiling pan or large, rimmed baking sheet with foil and mist with cooking spray. Arrange tortilla chips, overlapping slightly, in a single layer on top of foil.
  2. 2. Warm oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, sprinkle with chili powder and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute longer. Stir in beans and tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until just warmed through, about 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. 3. Spoon bean mixture onto center of chips and spread evenly. Sprinkle cheese evenly on top. Broil, watching constantly and turning pan often, until nachos are hot and cheese is bubbly, about 1 minute. Remove pan from broiler, sprinkle avocado over nachos and garnish with dollops of yogurt. Transfer to a platter and serve immediately.