COOKIES – CHRISTMAS WREATH STYLE

  • ¼ cup margarine

  • 1 pkg. miniature marshmallows

  • 1 t. green food coloring 

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • 4 cups corn flakes (+ or -)

Microwave in increments of 30 seconds the margarine and marshmallows.  Don’t let them get too hot or cookies will be hard.  Add food coloring.  Pour over corn flakes.  Drop onto waxed paper and press centers with wet thumb.  Add one cinnamon candy per wreath.  Makes about 10-12 wreaths.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES

  • 2 packages of Duncan Hines chocolate brownie mix with chocolate bits

  • 1 cup chopped pecan or walnuts

  • 12 oz jar smooth creamy peanut butter

  • 12 oz. chocolate chips

  • 1/3 cup whipping cream unwhipping

  • 3 T. Grand Marnier

Make brownies according to package instructions, adding nuts.  Cook in 15 x 18 pan or as close as you can get to that.  Be sure not to over bake.  They should be
chewy.  Cool and freeze for at least one hour.  Spread with peanut butter.  Freeze for at least one hour.  Mix chocolate chips, cream and Grand Marnier in a double boiler.  Heat until chips are melted.  Spread over frozen peanut butter layer.  Freeze again.  Thaw for one hour.  Cut and serve.

CHEESE COOKIES

  • 2 cups finely shredded cheddar cheese

  • 1 stick soft butter

  • ½ t. dry mustard

  • ½ t. salt

  • ¼ cup chopped chives

  • 1 ½ cups flour

Cream butter and cheese.  Add mustard, salt, and chives.  Add flour.
Knead until thoroughly mixed and roll able.  Roll into log and cut off ¼” slices.  Bake 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes.

CHEESE CAKE

  • Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese

  • 2 eggs

  • ½ cups sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • Dash of cinnamon

  • 1 pint of sour cream

  • 6 T. sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

Make a crumb crust for a 9” spring form pan.  Use any crumbs, but Holland Rusks are good.  Bake crust 10 minutes and cool.  Mix cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.  Pour into crust and bake at
350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.  Cool for 20 minutes.  Mix sour cream, sugar and
vanilla.  Pour on top of cheese cake.  Return to oven for another 10 minutes.  Cool and refrigerate.

CHEESE CAKE FROM ROSEMARY FINNEGAN

Crust:

1 box graham crackers, plain, not honey, use two out of three packages, roll into crumbs

  • ¼ cup soft butter

  • 2 T. sugar

Mix and pat 2 inches high and on bottom of spring form pan

  • 2 pounds cream cheese (leave out 2 hours to soften)

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • 1 ½ sour cream

  • ½ t. vanilla

  • 2 T. sugar

Beat cheese till fluffy,then add eggs, sugar, vanilla, in order.  Whip together sour cream, vanilla, and sugar and then fold into cheese.  Bake in a greased 9” spring pan at 375  degrees for 40-50 minutes.

CANDY CANE COOKIES

  • 1 cup butter

  • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted

  • 1 egg

  • 1 ½ t. almond extract

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • 2 ½ cups sifted flour

  • 1 t. salt

Cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and almond and vanilla.  Slowly add flour.  Divide dough and color ½ red.  Roll dough into little strips with your hands
and twist into candy cane shapes.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

BROWNIES FROM CHILDHOOD

  • ½  cup shortening

  • 2 squares of bitter chocolate

  • ¾ cup flour

  • ½ t. baking powder

  • ¾ t. salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

Melt chocolate and shortening.  Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.  Cream eggs, sugar and vanilla.  Mix all together and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

BRANDY CAKE (SUSIE LALAIN)

1 cup butter

2 cups powdered sugar

5 egg yolks

½ cup brandy

1 cup slivered almonds

1 angel food cake

 Blend butter with sugar.  Add egg yolks one at a time beating after
each addition.  Blend in brandy and almonds.  Line a stainless steel mixing
bowl with wax paper.  Layer angel food cake into 3 or 4 horizontal slices.
Place one slice in bowl, cover with some of the butter mix.  Repeat layering cake slices with butter mix.  End up with a cake slice.  Chill overnight.  Turn out on a silver tray. 

Frost with:

  • ½ pint whipping cream whipped

  • ¼ cups brandy

  • ½ t. vanilla

  • 2-3 T. powdered sugar