This recipe came from a dear friend, Michelle, who bribed her students with these cookies. And, it worked! They students worked extra hard to earn these delicious cookies!
Ooie Gooies
1 14 oz. pkg. caramels, unwrapped
1/3 c. canned milk
1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix
1/2 c. butter, melted
1/3 c. canned milk
1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, your choice of nuts)
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. coconut
Melt caramels and 1/3 c. canned milk together over medium heat. Stir occassionally to blend. Mix cake mix, melted butter and 1/3 c. canned milk together. I like to use the electric mixer to combine the ingredients together well. Press 2/3 of the batter into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degreese for 6 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, chopped nuts and coconut. Drizzle the melted caramel over. Drop the remaining cake mix dough over. Add more chocolate chips, chopped nuts and coconut as desired. Sometimes it just needs a little bit more! Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.
These are cookies that you bake in the waffle iron... like a waffle... then frost with chocolate frosting. Yum!
Waffle Iron Cookies
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 c. butter, softened
4 eggs
2 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 t. salt
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoonful onto hot waffle iron. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Let cool. Frost with chocolate frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
1/3 c. butter, softened
1/3 c. cocoa
3 T. oil
2 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 t. vanilla
2 T. milk
Mix all ingredients together and spoon onto cookies, spreading a little with the back of the spoon.
You can't go wrong with Lemon Squares. They are great cookies!
2 c. flour
1 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. powdered sugar
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
4 T. lemon juice (Fresh squeezed lemon juice is the best tasting.)
Mix, flour, butter and powdered sugar. Press into a 9x13 pan. bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, beat the remaining ingredients for 3 minutes or until fluffy. As soon as the crust baking time is up, pour lemon mixture over hot crust. This is the secret to a delicious lemon square cookie. Bake for 25-30 minutes longer. Cool. Cut into 1 1/2" squares.
Yum! We LOVE Peanut Butter Blossoms.
36 Hersheys Kisses, unwrapped
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
2 T. milk
1 t. vanilla
1 3/4 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
Mix together shortening, peanut butter, both sugars and egg. Add the milk and vanilla. Then, add the flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms. Roll into 1" balls. Then, roll in white sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, about 2" apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and press a Hersheys Kiss in the center of each cookie. Let cool on cooling rack. Makes 36 cookies.
Gumbo
1 cup butter (2 cubes)
1 cup flour
2 cups chopped celery
3 bell peppers, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 lb andouille sausage, sliced
2 lbs chicken thighs, cooked and shredded
1/2 - 1 lb shrimp, deveined and tails removed
Cajun Spice:
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
Melt butter. Add flour and stir until the color of peanut butter, stirring constantly, on medium low. Do not let burn. Reduce heat and add the broth. Brown the sausage, add to the broth. Add chicken. Saute the vegetables for 15 minutes to soften and add to the broth. Add in the spices, adjust to taste. Let simmer 2-3 hours. Saute shrimp and add to soup 10 minutes before serving.
*Add okra, if desired.
*Add any kind of seafood or protein.
Recipe created by Scott.
This is a recipe that I found in old vegetarian cookbook. Sadly, the name of it was lost long ago. But, it's a recipe that we love!
Greek Pizza
1/2 to 3/4 cup olive oil
1 cup minced onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 lb. fresh spinach, minced
8 large cloves garlic, minced
Fresh black pepper to taste
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 lb. filo dough leaves
1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese, grated
2 medium ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted, sliced
3/4 lb. feta cheese, crumbled
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large, deep skillet. Add onion and salt, cook on medium heat until onion softens. Add herbs and spinach. Cook, stirring, until the spinach is limp and the liquid has mostly evaporated, about 5-8 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the garlic, black pepper and lemon juice. Set aside.
Brush a large baking tray with olive oil and begin layering the filo leaves, brushing with oil between layers. Continue until you've layered the entire package. Sprinkle the top surface with the grated mozzarella.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer the spinach mixture to the top of the mozzarella layer, leaving behind whatever liquid failed to evaporate. Spread the spinach mixture evenly into place, leaving a 1/2 inch border of pastry around the entire perimeter.
Arrange the tomato slices and olives over the spinach and sprinkle crumbled feta cheese over the top. Bake for 30 minutes. Cut into squares as soon as it comes out of the oven, then cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
Serves 6.
*Can be assembled in advance and refrigerated.
*The filo dough crust is delicious but time consuming. I like to put the spinach mixture and toppings on a regular pizza crust, too. Either way it is a wonderful pizza!
*Add sliced black olives, sliced cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts, chopped chicken to the pizza.