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No-Bake Granola Bars

Posted on March 15, 2014 by | Leave a comment

2 ½ c rice krispies
2 c oats
½ c raisins
½ c brown sugar
½ c light corn syrup
½ c peanut butter
1 t vanilla
½ c chocolate chips

Combine the first three ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. Bring the brown sugar and corn syrup to a boil in a small sauce pan, stirring constantly, over medium heat. Take pan away from the heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until blended. Pour this mixture over the cereal mixture and stir until coated. Let it stand for ten minutes. Stir in the chocolate chips. Press into a 13×9” glass or metal pan. Let stand until firm before cutting into bars.

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Texas Sheet Cake

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Cake
2 c flour
2 c sugar
1 t baking soda
1 c water
2 sticks butter
¼ c cocoa
½ c sour cream
2 eggs

Icing
1 stick butter
¼ c cocoa
6 T milk
1 t vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar

Combine first three ingredients for cake. Bring butter, cocoa, and water to a boil, pour over the flour and sugar mixture. Mix well. Stir in sour cream and eggs. Beat well and pour into greased 10×15” cookie sheet with sides. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

For icing, combine all ingredients but powdered sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add confectioners’ sugar. Beat until smooth, then spread carefully on the warm cake.

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Fudge

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1 jar marshmallow fluff
1 ½ c sugar
2/3 c evaporated skim milk
¼ c butter
¼ t salt
12 oz chocolate chips
½ c chopped nuts
1 t vanilla

Combine marshmallow, sugar, milk, butter, and salt. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly over moderate heat. Boil five minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add chocolate chips and stir until melted. Stir in the nuts and vanilla. Pour into a greased 8” pan, chill until firm.

Notes: This is the Christmas fudge recipe that Mary Louise always used and I have never found one better.

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Pumpkin Bread

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½ c margarine, softened
1 c sugar
2 eggs, beaten well
1 ¾ c flour
½ t nutmeg
1 t baking soda
¼ t ginger
¼ t ground clove
1 t cinnamon
½ t salt
¾ c canned pumpkin
¾ c chocolate chips
¾ c chopped nuts
½ c powdered sugar
1/8 t cinnamon
1-2 T milk

Beat margarine and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well. Combine dry ingredients and mix them in alternately with the pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a greased long pan. Bake at 350 for 65 – 75 minutes. When cool, mix powdered sugar, cinnamon, and milk for form icing, then drizzle it over the top.

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Black Bottom Cupcakes

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3 c flour
2 c sugar
1/2 c cocoa
2 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
2 c water
2/3 c oil
2 T vinegar
2 t vanilla
1 c chocolate chips
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 c chocolate chips

Mix ingredients up to cream cheese well in a bowl. Fill paper-lined cupcake pans half full with the mixture. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese well and add the remaining ingredients. Put about 1 T of the filling on top of the batter in the center of the cupcakes. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

Notes: This easy, incredibly good recipe came from a teacher/friend of the kids’ grade school in the ’70s and we’ve made it a zillion times since. Great for potlucks and treats at work.

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Iowa Brownies

Posted on October 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Reminds me of eating out in the back yard at home. The recipe, of course, comes from M.L.

½ c soft butter
1 c sugar
1 1-lb can Hershey syrup
4 eggs
1 c sifted flour
1 c chopped nuts
Frosting:
1 stick butter
1 ½ c sugar
1/3 c evaporated milk
½ c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Greast 15x10x2” jelly roll pan. Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in syrup then eggs, one at a time. Beat in flour gradually. Fold in nuts. Pour into pan and bake 25 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare frosting.

In saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and evaporated milk. Bring to boil; boil one minute. Stir in bits. Heat and stir until melted. Frosting will be thin and glossy. Frost immediately after brownies come out of oven with wet knife. Can make 56 bars.

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Kathryn’s Sin

Posted on October 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

This is from Joe’s aunt in Texas

¼ lb oleo
1 c flour
8 oz cream cheese
1 c powdered sugar
1 large Cool Whip
1 c chopped pecans
2 small instant chocolate fudge pudding
3 c milk
3 t vanilla

Mix soft oleo, flour, pecans. Pat in 9×13” pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350. Cool. Mix soft cream cheese, powdered sugar, 1 c cool whip, 1 t vanilla; spread on first layer. Mix pudding, milk, 1 t vanilla, beat two minutes. Spread on second layer. Spread rest of Cool Whip plus 1 t vanilla on top. Sprinkle with nuts and shaved chocolate. Refrigerate.

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Cocoa Apple Cake

Posted on October 10, 2013 by | Leave a comment

3 eggs
2 c sugar
1 c margarine
½ c water
2 ½ c flour
2 T cocoa
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1 t allspice
1 c chopped nuts
½ c chocolate bits
2 apples, cored, finely chopped (2 c)
1 T vanilla

Beat together eggs, sugar, margarine, and water until fluffy. Sift together flour, cocoa, soda, cinnamon, and allspice. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in nuts, chocolate, apples, and vanilla until evenly distributed. Spoon into greased and floured 1-“ loose-bottom tube pan. Bake at 325 for 60-70 minutes or until cake tests done. Tender and moist, keeps well.

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Chocolate Sodas

Posted on October 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

In tall glasses, add 2 T Hershey’s Syrup and a tiny bit of milk or half and half (about 1-2 t). Mix thoroughly. Add cold soda water until glass is about ¾ full. Add a scoop or two of chocolate ice cream. Good stuff!

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Chocolate Mint Dessert Drinks

Posted on October 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

4 oz vanilla ice cream
1 ½ oz chocolate mint liqueur (Hiram Walker)
Blend in blender, add one ice cube for a very cold drink. Serve in brandy snifter.

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