cream cheese cookies ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• cream together white and brown sugars, butter or margarine, eggs, baking soda, salt, and vanilla. spoon in flour and mix well. mix in 1 cup chopped pecans.
• drop by teaspoon cookie sheets. bake 8 to 10 minutes. let cookies cool, then place filling on one cookie and put together like a sandwich.
• to make filling: mix together cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and 1 cup chopped pecans (optional). spread on cooled cookies.

simple chicken gravy

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup water, or as needed
• 1 (3 pound) roasted chicken (drippings from chicken)

Recipe

• add water to the chicken drippings to make about 1 1/2 cups of liquid in the bottom of the roaster.
• whisk water into the flour until it is thick, but not pasty. whisk the flour/water mixture into the drippings, and put the roaster on the stove over medium heat. stir constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly. add salt and pepper to taste.

cranberry cornmeal linzer cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 42
• cookies:
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• filling:
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped cranberries
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 55 mins


• beat 3/4 cup butter and and white sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. beat egg into butter mixture.
• whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir. beat vanilla into butter mixture. form dough into a ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease baking sheets.
• roll dough out a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thick. cut dough with a round or linzer cookie cutter. use a smaller cutter to cut the center from the tops. place cookie bottoms and tops 1-inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
• bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes. transfer to wire racks to cool.
• stir cranberries, brown sugar, and water together in a saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. stir butter and lemon juice into cranberry mixture; remove from heat and cool.
• spread a small amount of the cranberry mixture one side of the bottom half of a cookie. place the top half of the cookie on top of the cranberry mixture. repeat assembly process with remaining cookies and cranberry filling.

unfried chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
• 6 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• cooking spray

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• stir buttermilk and hot sauce together in a bowl; add chicken and stir to coat. marinate chicken in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
• lightly grease a baking sheet.
• mix panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and paprika in large shallow bowl.
• remove chicken from marinade, shaking pieces to remove excess moisture. discard the remaining marinade.
• gently press chicken pieces into the panko mixture to coat. gently toss between your hands so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. arrange breaded chicken prepared baking sheet.
• refrigerate breaded chicken at least 30 minutes.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• lightly coat chicken pieces with cooking spray.
• bake chicken in preheated oven until browning on top, 15 to 20 minutes. flip pieces and continue baking until the chicken is cooked through and the coating is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes more.

moist cinnamon rolls

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/3 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• place milk, egg, butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in bread machine pan. make sure you add yeast last. set bread machine on dough cycle and begin.
• in a medium sauce pan, melt 1/3 cup butter over medium-low heat. stir in 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and 1 cup walnuts. stir constantly until well blended. pour this sauce in a 9x13 inch pan; set aside.
• after the cycle is complete, put the dough on a lightly floured board, and roll the dough into a rectangle about 10x15. brush the dough with melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and raisins.
• roll the dough up tightly like a jelly roll, starting with the long side. press the edges to seal. with a knife, or preferably a long piece of dental floss, cut the roll into one inch pieces. place the pieces in the prepared pan on top of the caramel sauce.
• cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until brown. remove from oven and immediately turn upside down a platter.

molasses snowballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, cream the shortening, molasses and vanilla until smooth. stir in the flour and walnuts. roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet.
• bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. roll cookies in confectioners' sugar when cool.

Banana Boats

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 bananas
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup miniature marshmallows

Recipe

Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 7 mins


• slit each banana lengthwise through the peel, making sure not to cut all the way through to the other side. stuff the bananas with marshmallows and chocolate chips.
• wrap each banana in aluminum foil and cook over a fire, on the barbecue, or in a 300 degree oven for 5 minutes, or until chocolate is melted. eat with a spoon.