Cookie Dough Dip

I found this recipe and just knew that I had to try it.  I made it for a Memorial Day get together.  The reviews were all positive, so I just had to share.

Cookie Dough Dip

Courtesy of Sweet Basil

1/2 C. Unsalted Butter at room temperature

1/3 C. Brown Sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 (8 oz) pkg. of cream cheese

1/2 C. Powdered Sugar

3/4 C. Mini chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

Melt the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat.  Stirring until the brown sugar dissolves.  Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla, set aside.

Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth, about 1 minute.  Gradually beat in the cooled butter/brown sugar mixture.  Beat for a minute or until all ingredients are combined.  

Stir in the chocolate chips.  Place in the fridge to set.  

Serve with Vanilla wafers and Graham Crackers.

Chocolate Scotcheroos

I am sure that these have been called many different things.  These treats are addicting, they never last long in my home.

Chocolate Scotcheroos

1 C. Sugar

1 C. White Karo Syrup

1 C. Peanut Butter

6 C. Rice Krispies

1 C. Chocolate Chips

1 C. Butterscotch Chips

Put sugar and Karo syrup in saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.  Add peanut butter and mix well.  Stir in Rice Krispies until coated and gently press (don’t push hard) into 9x13 cake pan.  Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips and spread over top of rice krispies mixture.  Cool.

Monte Cristo Sandwich

My husband loves Bennigan's Monte Cristo sandwich and was lamenting the fact that we don't have the restaurant locally. We decided to try to make them ourselves. I'd still probably go for Bennigan's any day, but these were pretty tasty and SUPER filling.

Sliced bread
Sliced turkey
Sliced ham
Sliced American cheese
Sliced swiss cheese
Powdered sugar

Raspberry jam

Batter
1 egg
1 -1 1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder

vegetable oil (for deep frying)

1. Heat vegetable oil in a deep pan.
   Build a triple-decker sandwich, placing turkey and swiss cheese on one slice of bread and ham and American cheese on another slice of bread.
   Secure with toothpicks.
   In a mixing bowl, add egg and water and beat.
   Add salt, sugar, flour, and baking powder. Beat until smooth.
   Dip sandwich in the batter, covering all surfaces.
   Place into hot oil (make sure the oil is hot enough or the sandwich will soak up too much oil and become soggy) and fry until golden brown. Remove.
   Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with raspberry jam.
   
   

7 Layer Dessert

Hi this is a great and easy dessert. It's a lot of fun to make with kids.  My 4 year old niece had lots of fun helping me with this dessert.

7 Layer Dessert:

12 graham crackers

4 Tblsp. of margarine

Bag of chocolate chips

Bag of butterscotch chips

Marshmallows

Can of sweetened condensed milk

Melt the butter. Crush the Graham crackers and add to the melted butter. Press on the bottom of a 9 by 14 in pan. Sprinkle on the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. After cover with marshmallow then pour the entire container of sweetened milk over the marshmallows. Bake in the oven that is heated to 350 for 20 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.

Taco Soup

Soup is always a good choice for dinner, especially if it's easy to make.  This soup is so easy to put together, and it really does taste great.

Taco Soup:

1 lb. ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 pkg. taco seasoning

1 can of corn with juice

1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

2 cans stewed tomatoes (about 28 oz)

1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce

Cook the ground beef and onion in a large pan.  Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.

Top with:

Fritos

Cheddar Cheese

Olives

Sour Cream

Cream Cheese Frosting

I think cream cheese goes with most anything.  When I was thinking about Emilee's birthday cake this year, I knew that I wanted white frosting with chocolate on top.  I am not a fan of white frosting, then one night I remembered the cream cheese frosting I found on the food network.  I changed the recipe just a little and added extra powder sugar, to make it a little stiffer. The cake ended up tasting wonderful, it was the perfect mixture of chocolate and cream cheese.  

Cream Cheese Frosting

courtesy of Paula Deen, the Food Network

16 oz. Cream Cheese, softened

2 sticks of butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

4 1/2 C. powdered sugar

Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together.  Gradually add the powdered sugar, until well mixed.  Enjoy.

Caramel Brownies

These are always a favorite. My family loves them, and I can never seem to keep them around for longer then a couple days. When I went away to school, the same thing happened with my roommates, everybody loves them, Its a garanteed success.

Batter:

1 package of German Chocolate Cake mix
3/4 Cup of Margarine
1/3 Cup evaporated milk.
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
Caramel:
50 light Caramels
1/3 Cup Evaportated milk
Melt together in a double boiler
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9in pan. Combine cake mix, margarine, milk by hand, or pastry cutter till the dough holds together. Press 1/2 of mix into pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle Chocolate chips on baked crust. Pour caramel over chips. Crumble remaining cough over caramel mixture. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
*I like to add a few more caramels to my mix, but I would go over 60. Also when spreading the top layer on. Flatten it out in your hand, It is easier and covers more surface area. With the chocolate chips, if you dont like whole chips in you brownie, leave them in the oven for a little bit, no longer then a minute, then try to spread the chips. Just be careful not to break the brownie. this way you get more of a layer of chocolate then, chunks.