Monday, December 31, 2012

Soft Brown Sugar Cookies

COOKIES
2/3 C butter
1 1/2 C brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 C sour cream

FROSTING
1/4 C butter
1 1/2 C powder sugar
2 tsp milk

-Blend butter and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time
-In different bowl combine flower, baking powder, baking soda and salt
-Add flour mixture and sour cream slowly to butter mixture
-Bake in over for about 10 minutes (or until golden brown) at about 350
-Once cool, melt butter in frying pan. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and milk to make frosting and spread on top of cookies

Vanilla-Orange Cranberry Cookies

grated peel of orange/grated peel of 3 clementines
1/2 C butter
3/4 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 1/2 C flour
2 C dried cranberries

-Mix in bowl butter, sugar, peel, vanilla, baking powder and salt
-Mix in egg
-Slowly mix in flower
-Mix in cranberries
-Drop tsp size onto cookie sheets and bake
-About 15 minutes or until golden brown at 350

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ham & Broccoli Swirls

2 pkg crescent rolls
1 container cream cheese with chives
1 pkg frozen broccoli
deli ham chopped

-Roll out crescent rolls and cut in half lengthwise
-Spread cream cheese on dough
-Place chopped broccoli and ham on the dough
-Roll up and place on baking sheet
-Bake in 350 oven for about 20 minutes
*Everybody who tried these that night, LOVED them! 

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Hawaiian Sauce

1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple (with juice)
1 C bbq sauce

-mix the two together in a sauce pan
-let meatballs sit for 1-2 hours in sauce
*Recipe for about 1lb of meat

Monday, December 3, 2012

Fruity Chicken

6 oz chicken
salt and pepper
1 fresh piece of fruit
*For this i used a mango, peaches also work well

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Top chicken with sliced fruit, salt and pepper
3. Cook for 30 minutes 
*With mine i had orzo rice as a side