Cranberry Orange Chex Mix

3 cups each of Corn Chex, Rice Chex, and Wheat Chex  (Don’t they sell these all mixed together yet?) 1 c. sliced almonds 1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted (do not use spread or tub products) 1/4 c. packed brown sugar 1/4 c. frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate 1/2 c. dried cranberries Heat oven to [...]

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Bread Pudding

3 1/2 c. milk 3 eggs 3 c. bread cubes (dry white bread) 3/4 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon vanilla 1/4 tsp salt raisins 350 for 45 mins. — This recipe is written on a scrap of legal paper, and is obviously a recipe from the last years of my Grandma’s life.  My Grandmother had [...]

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Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

1 cup shortening, butter, or margarine 1/2 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed 1/2 c. granulated sugar 1 c. canned solid pack pumpkin 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 2 c. flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1 c. chopped nuts Penuche frosting Preheat oven to 350.  Cream [...]

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Holiday Punch

2 32 oz. bottles cranberry juice cocktail 1 6 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate thawed 1 6 oz can frozen pineapple concentrate thawed 1 6 oz can frozen lemon concentrate thawed 2 1/2 c. cool water stir well. Add as much 7 up or ginger ale as you want, or leave as is. From [...]

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Sandy’s Brown Sugar Cookies

From my Aunt Sandy. 2 c. brown sugar 1 c. butter 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. sour milk 3 1/2 c. flour 1 tsp soda 2 tsp. baking powder Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, vanilla. Mix dry ingredients together and add alternating with the milk. Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie [...]

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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, [...]

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Chocolate-Candy Cane Cookies

1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 4 squares BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted 1 (6 ounce) package BAKER’S Premium White Baking Chocolate 12 hard peppermint candies, crushed Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat cream [...]

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