Scoops

Use scoops like the kind used for icecream (the one with the button on the side) to help get the same size every time... this is great for cookies, cupcakes or anything else that needs to be the same size for all.... I even use a little one for truffles at Christmas time :)

they come on lots of sizes so you can always find the perfect size :)

Eddible Cookie Dough

Make any Cookie Dough safe to eat..... it's very easy.... Use Powdered Eggs like the ones used in food storage...They are pasturized :)

No more worries :)

@;-- this would work for any baking that you want to lick you fingers over :P

Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today is the long awaited day of the Humanitarian Project.

I am taking Cookies for everyone to munch on and this is them :)

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1c Butter
2 Eggs
1/2 t Vanilla
1c Sugar
1c Brown Sugar
3c Flour
1t Baking Soda
1t Baking Powder
2t Cinnamon
3/4 t Salt
1 (12 oz) bag Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter, eggs, vanilla, and sugars together. Blend dry ingredients. Drop by tablespoonful onto greased cookiesheet. Bake 8-10 min

This recipe was originally on Studio 5

White Chili with Rice

I got the original of this recipe from a food storage class that I went to (thanks Tara :))

this recipe can be changed many different ways depending in what you like... here is the original and then I'll add a few changes :P

1 can Great Northern Beans
1 can Corn
1 can Chicken
6 c Chicken Broth
1 T Oregano
1 T Chili Powder
1/2 T Cumin

combine all ingredients in a pot and let simmer 20 min. Serve with tortilla chips, cheese, and sour cream :)

@;-- this makes a very thin chili so if you like more of a "normal" chili cosistancy (I call it normal because I'm used to very thick stew type chilis)cut the Chicken broth down to about 2 cups or double the beans and chicken (don't double the corn...thats alot of corn :P)

@;-- I like to use a crockpot instead of the stove top about 2 hours :)

@;-- I have used rotisserie chicken instead of the canned chicken and really liked it :)

@;-- last time I made this I put 2 cups of instant rice in it... SO GOOD!

Browning Bananas

The other day I had bananas that were going brown 6 to be exact and I thought to me self how can I use these before they are gone.....Banana bread is the first thing that comes to mind (but that is ALOT of banana bread) I decided to make one batch anyway and I make muffins instead of bread

@;-- preheat oven 350 degrees

2 Bananas
1/2 c Butter
1 1/2 c Flour
3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1/4 c Milk
2 t Lemon Juice
1 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
1 c Chocolate chips and/or nuts

this recipe can be make in the mixer or the food processor

mix bananas and butter until well mixed (fp:20 sec)
add flour, sugar, eggs, milk, lemon juice, baking soda, and salt
mix (fp:10 sec.) scrape down and add chocolate chips (do not add the chocolate if you are making muffins)
pour in greased and sugared loaf pan.
Bake 50-55 Min. (toothpick test)
cool 15 min. turn out on cooling rack

when making muffins add the chocolate chip to the individual cups :) cook 20 min :)

@;-- ok I still have 4 bananas left 2 are yuck and had to be thrown away so that leaves 2 more... time for ... Cookies :)

Banana Cookies

3/4 c Shortning, butter , or margarine :)
1 c Sugar
2-3 Bananas
1 Egg
1 t Salt
1 1/4 c Oatmeal
3/4 t cinnamon
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 t Soda
1 c Chocolate chips
1/2 c chopped nuts
1 t Vanilla

Mix together butter, sugar, bananas, eggs, and vanilla
add salt, oatmeal, cinnamon, flour and soda
mix well scraping several times
add chocolate and nuts

scoop on to a ungreased cookie sheet and bake 12 min @ 350 degrees

@;-- enjoy :) thanks Jenny for the cookie recipe!

Fruit Dip

As promissed here is my fruit dip recipe :)

1 block Cream cheese (8oz)
1/4 suger
1 individual serving size crystal light
1 32 oz yougut (any flavor) I like Vanilla

beat cream cheese and sugar untill well mixed
add Crystal light beat some more :)
add yogurt 1 scoop at a time and combine well before adding the next one (I scrape the bowl after every scoop for about the first half) by then the cream cheese is thinned out enough that it doesn't stick as bad

take out and enjoy :) for thicker (sticks to fruit better) let sit over night in the fridge

@;-- I like to use vanilla yogurt so I can taste the flavor of crystal light I put in. Vanilla always adds a little something

@;-- I have yet to find a kind of fruit that isn't good with this but my favorites so far are Cantalope (sorry I am a terrible speller) and Bananas :)