Churros

 
Vegetable oil

1
cup water

1/2
cup butter or margarine

1
cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4
teaspoon salt

3
eggs

 
Powdered sugar or cinnamon-granulated sugar mixture

1.
Heat oil (1 1/2 inches) to 375°F in 4-quart Dutch oven or deep saucepan. Heat water and butter to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan. Remove from heat; quickly stir in flour and salt. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture [...]

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Mexican Dip

2 Pkgs of cream cheese
1 Can no bean Chili
1 Bottle Green Taco Sauce
Shredded Medium Cheddar Cheese
Spread cream cheese in 9×13. Top with chili, top with green taco sauce. Cover with cheese. Put in oven at 350 until the cheese is melted and bubbling around outside edges

Ooh maybe this dip will make it so I never [...]

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Amazing.

Over at the Pioneer Woman website, she posted a contest where you can win a KitchenAid mixer, just for submitting a recipe.  She did this two hours ago and already has almost 3000 submissions.  That is three cookbooks.  Amazing.  If I did that I would have to leave it up for a week just to [...]

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Hushpuppies

2 c. finely chopped onion
1 1/2 c. cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. cold water
1/3 c. water
1/2 c. flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
 4 T. butter

In medium saucepan cook onions, covered in 1/3 c. water for 2-3 minutes.  Thoroughly stir together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.  Stir in 1 c. cold water.  Gradually stir cornmeal mixture [...]

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Bran Cereal Muffins

I am not a big fan of muffins, but these are what my Mom used to make every single day after school for years, and I still crave them.  I don’t even think they make Fruit and Fiber cereal anymore, but you can use any bran cereal, preferably one with fruits.

1 c. flour
1/3 c. brown [...]

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Mexican Wedding Cakes

1 c. soft butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. powdered sugar
2 1/4 c. flour
3/4 c. finely chopped nuts

Mix butter, sugar and vanilla.  Work in flour, salt and nuts until dough holds together.  Shape into small balls using rounded tsp.  Bake at 400 for 10-12 mins.  or until set but not brown.  Roll in [...]

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Sandy’s Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter or margarine
1 c. powdered sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
4 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. salad oil
1 c. white sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp soda
1 T. vanilla

Cream butter, oil, sugars, and eggs & vanilla.  Add dry ingredients.  Roll into balls, flatten with glass dipped in sugar.  Or may be dropped by [...]

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Dottie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

My brother broke my Mother’s heart the day that he told her that his friend’s Mom made better chocolate chip cookies than she did.  So here it is, the recipe that broke my Mom’s heart.

2 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 pkg. (12oz) chocolate chips
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
4 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp [...]

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Minty Bliss Drops

6 2/3 c. powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/3 tsp. mint extracts

Line baking sheet with aluminum foil.  Combine sugar, cream cheese extracts and your choice of food coloring.  Beat until smooth.
Make shapes with  a pastry bag.  Allow to dry.  Refrigerate until ready to use.

I cannot remember the real name for these mints.  We always [...]

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Grandma’s Cheese Ball

My family apparently has a lot of cheese ball recipes.

 1 stick butter
2  8 oz.  cream cheese
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 T. chopped onion
2 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 T. each pimento and green pepper

Mix together. Form into ball.  Chill.
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