Better Bits o Brickle cookies

Better bits o Brickle cookies

1 c softened butter

1 c granulated sugar

1 c packed  brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. salt

3 eggs

3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 package HEATH BITS 'O BRICKLE Toffee Bits

Preheat oven to 375°.  Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. 

Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl until blended. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in toffee bits. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet. Flatten slightly for a crispier cookie. 
Cookies are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. 😊

Bake 8 to 10 minutes, depending on oven or until lightly browned.

OMG Good Cookies

OMG these are good cookies

my own concoction/recipe.

3/4 cup softened butter NOT margarine

3/4 cup shortening

1 1/2 c brown sugar

1 1/2 c white sugar

1 Tbls. vanilla

2 eggs

3 1/2 c flour

2 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp baking soda

16 ounces of chips ( I used partial bags of various chips, white and chocolates) or however many you like. I like a lot of chips in my cookies. 😀

Mix butter, shortening, vanilla, sugars well. Add eggs one at a time until well blended. Add flour, salt, soda and mix well. Then add your chips.

Using a small cookie scoop place dough at least 1 1/2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet or use parchment paper. They do spread. Pat down slightly if you like flat crispy cookies. Which is what I do. 

Bake at 375 for 10 to 11 minutes.
Let cool slightly on cookie sheet before removing them.

 Cool on wire rack, or waxed paper which is what I do. Then enjoy melt in your mouth cookies.

Makes over 6 dozen depending on how big you make them. This recipe can be cut in half. But it’s so good you really will wish you didn’t.

Cherry quick bread

2 cups flour

1 cup white sugar

3 tsp. baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice

3/4 cup milk

3 Tbls. oil

1/4 tsp. almond flavoring

1 cup maraschino cherries

1/2 cup walnuts or pecans  (optional)

Grease and flour loaf pan.

Cut cherries in half and chops nuts.

Put dry ingredients in bowl, beat in eggs, milk, juice and oil and flavoring. Mix until smooth

Stir in halved cherries and chopped nuts. Pour into prepared pan.

 Bake at 350º for one hour.

Golden Corral Crab Salad

This recipe is every bit as good as the one served at the GC. I think it's even better. Last month I brought it to a pot luck and had nothing left in the bowl but the spoon. Oh so good and so simple to make. A great summer dish or anytime.

Golden Corral Crab salad

1+1/2 pound imitation crab meat

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup diced green onions (both white and green parts)

1/4 cup diced green bell pepper

1/4 cup ranch salad dressing

1/4 cup mayonnaise

Directions:

Pat crab meat between two paper towels to remove excess moisture.

In a large bowl, break up crab meat. I like it shredded like GC does it.

Dice celery, green onions (white and green part) and bell pepper.

Add celery, onion and green pepper to crab meat.

Toss to blend.

Mix ranch dressing and mayonnaise.

Gently stir to coat.

Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Fabulous Fruit Salad

1 small can pineapple chunks or tidbits, in their own juice

1 small can mandarin oranges, drained

1 bunch green grapes, halved

2 bananas

1 lb strawberries, sliced however you want

1 box small box of vanilla instant pudding 

You can also add other fruits that you like to this as you please.

Directions:

Pour the pineapple, juice and all into a bowl. Add the pudding mix and stir until creamy. Stir in the drained mandarin oranges. Add additional fruit and stir in completely until covered and creamy.

Refrigerate the salad for a while until it is nice and chilled. Don’t let it sit too long or the bananas will turn brown. You can serve right after making this without chilling. I like it  much better chilled.

Special K bars

As a child I remember mom making these special treats. Back in those days the Special K cereal was much like Rice Krispies, just more flat and a little wider. Now the Special K cereal is more like flakes so it doesn't work in these bars. I think the name should be changed and I have seen these bars called other names. But to me they will always be Special K bars. Some things from childhood just stick with a person.

1 cup sugar

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup peanut butter

6 cups  Special K cereal or rice Krispies

Frosting

6 oz. chocolate chips

6 oz. butterscotch chips

 Stir the sugar and corn syrup together in a pot until the mixture boils.  Remove from heat. If cooked longer than 30 seconds you will have hard bars.

 Stir in the peanut butter, and then the Special K cereal.  Mix thoroughly.

 Pour mixture into a 9×13 pan, and press down on the mixture.

Melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips together on low heat in a small pan.  Pour onto the cereal bars and smooth with a knife.  Put in the fridge to cool, and then cut into bars.

Brown sugar little smokies

Brown sugar Little Smokies

1 pound bacon

1 (16 ounce) package little smokie sausages

1 cup brown sugar, or to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350º

Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Use a toothpick to secure the bacon to the sausage and it also makes for easy serving. Arrange on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.

Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted. Serve warm.