More Cookies!!!!

Since I posted the chocolate chip cookie recipe, I found more cookie recipes to post.  I am posting 4 more to be exact!  The oatmeal cookies are soft just like the chocolate chip cookies.  I have made these recipes for years, so they are definitely tried and true!

No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 cup cocoa

In a saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.  Boil for 1 minute.  Remove from the heat.  Add remaining ingredients.  Stir until well mixed and firm.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper and cool.  Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

Snickerdoodles!

Every time I see the name of these cookies, I expect to laugh.  :)

Snickerdoodles

1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup of sugar
3 cups of all purpose flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all ingredients and roll into balls.  In a plastic bag, mix:

2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon.

Put the cookie balls in the bag and shake to coat.  Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes until set.

Oatmeal Cookies

When my son was little, he couldn't say oatmeal.  Instead he called it "oak milk."  I love that boy!

Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup softened butter or margarine
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 firmly packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 package (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding*
1 cup raisins (optional)

Mix flour and baking soda, then set aside.  Combine butter, sugars, and dry pudding mix in a large bowl; beat until smooth and creamy.  Beat in eggs.  Gradually add flour mixture; stir in oats and raisins.  The batter will be stiff.  Drop by rounded spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet that has been sprayed with Baker's Joy or covered with parchment paper.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.  Makes about 5 dozen.

Cake Mix Cookies

These are great for kid's parties!


Cake Mix Cookies

1 Funfetti cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all ingredients together and roll into balls.  Flatten them to about 1/4" thick using the bottom of a glass.  You make want to frequently spray the bottom of the glass with Pam.  Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes.  After the cookies cool, you can frost them with Funfetti icing (optional).

Craving Cookies

Lately, I have been craving chocolate.  Last night I wanted chocolate chips cookies. SOFT, homemade  chocolate chip cookies.  None of that break and bake stuff!  However, chocolate chips cookies are not on my diet plan and that stinks.  Maybe if I share the recipe with all of you, it will make my craving go away.  Since I didn't make the cookies, there is no picture, but we all know what chocolate chip cookies look like!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup softened butter or margarine
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1  12 oz. package chocolate chips
1 package (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding*

Mix flour and baking soda, then set aside.  Combine butter, sugars, vanilla, and dry pudding mix in a large bowl; beat until smooth and creamy.  Beat in eggs.  Gradually add flour mixture; stir in chips.  The batter will be stiff.  Drop by rounded spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet that has been sprayed with Baker's Joy or covered with parchment paper.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.  Makes about 7 dozen.

*For chocolate chocolate chip cookies, substitute chocolate instant pudding.

Okra is O.K. With Me!

I have been trying to lose weight and my daughter shared this recipe with me.  It only has one ingredient so you can't get any easier than that!   Next time I make it, I'll post a picture.  I know ... baked okra sounds a little strange, but trust me.  It is delicious!  I wouldn't steer you wrong when it comes to food!

Baked Okra

1 bag of frozen whole okra, semi-thawed (or fresh okra)

Spread the okra out on a baking sheet sprayed with Pam.  Bake at 425 degrees for 20 min.

You can add salt and pepper if you’d like.

This fresh okra came from my uncle's garden.  It was so good!

Who You Callin' Chicken?

My granddaughter recently turned 2.  My daughter, Tiffany, had a party for her at her house.  She made all kinds of food including the best tacos I have ever had.  While Tif was getting everything ready to serve, she showed me a little trick she had recently learned about shredding up chicken.  I must say that this is the greatest time saving tip if you use a lot of chicken like we do.  She put a few packages of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the crockpot after cutting off any extra fat you might find.  Next, she covered the chicken with water and let it cook for 8 hours.  After the chicken was cooked, Tif drained off the broth and saved it for future use.  Then she returned the chicken back to the crockpot and took 2 forks and started pulling the chicken apart.  In minutes, all the chicken was shredded.  I used to  (notice that is PAST tense) bake a bunch of chicken and then sit at the table and shred it by hand after it cooled.  It took forever and the muscle between my shoulder blades would ache.  I'll never do that again!  Thank you Tiffany for sharing this marvelous, time-saving way to prepare shredded chicken so quickly.  If you're like me, you'll take this chicken and divided it into packages and put it in the freezer for future dinners.

See how beautifully it shredded!