S'Mores Sandwish Bar Cookies

Via Hershey's Kitchen

Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bars (1.55 oz. each), unwrapped
3 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions:
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8-inch square baking pan.

2 Beat butter and sugar until well blended in large bowl. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Press half of dough in prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes.

3 Arrange unwrapped chocolate bars over baked layer, breaking as needed to fit. Sprinkle with marshmallows; scatter bits of remaining dough over marshmallows, forming top layer. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or just until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. 16 bars.

M&M Holiday Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 12-ounce package M&M’S®  Milk Chocolate Candies (red and green)

3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; blend into butter/sugar mixture. Stir in M&M’S® Milk Chocolate Candies and nuts, if desired. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and centers are still soft. Do not overbake. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container.

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Use your slow cooker to make this creamy version of a classic dish.

Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup sour cream
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
3 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 cup (about 10-ounces) grated sharp Cheddar cheese
2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8 ounce box isn’t quite 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well. Add eggs. Then add drained macaroni and stir again. Set the slow cooker on low setting and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Recipe Courtesy of Paula Deen
Servings: 12 servings
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Straight from a good source...Katie!!! Thanks for the sweet treat!
Makes 24

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can pumpkin puree (do NOT get canned pumpkin pie mix!!!)
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (also good with dark chocolate chips)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree (mixture may appear curdled). Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool completely in pan.
Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into 24 squares. Restrain yourself from eating every last one of these.

Party Potatoes

Ingredients:
6 med. potatoes (peeled, sliced and boiled (approx. 15 min))
8 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. sour cream
1 stick butter
salt, pepper and paprika

Directions:
Beat sour cream and cream cheese. Add cooked potatoes and butter, beat until smooth. Add salt and pepper. Pour in cooking dish and sprinkle with paprika. Cook at 350 degrees F for 35-45 minutes until golden brown.

Pecan Pie

Mom's secret....grind the pecans!!!

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 c. dark Karo syrup
1 c. sugar
2 Tb. butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. crushed pecans
1 unbaked pie crust

Directions:
Stir everything until blended except pecans. Add ground pecans and pour into pie crust. Decorate top with pecan halves. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until knife comes out clean in center.

Sweet Potato Casserole

This is one of my Mom's favorite Thanksgiving/Christmas casseroles. You have GOT to try it!

Ingredients:
3 c. mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 stick melted butter
1 c. sugar
1 Tb. vanilla
1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt

Topping:
2 1/2 Tb. butter
1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. flour

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together, pour into a casserole dish. Put on topping. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.

Muddy Buddy

My friend Laura made these for a Christmas party and boy were they awesome. This is a great gift idea if you place the muddy buddies in little baggies or jars!!!

Ingredients:
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/4 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
9 c. Chex cereal
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

Directions:
In bowl, mix chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave 1 minute, stir. Microwave 30 seconds longer or until mixture is smooth. Add vanilla. Place cereal in large bowl. Pour chocolate mixture over cereal until evenly coated. Pour into 2 gallon food storage bag. Add powdered sugar and shake until coated. Spread on wax paper and cool for 30 minutes.