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Buckeye Bars

I first saw this on the Kraft recipe website. Pretty simple to make. My family could hardly keep their hands off them long enough for me to get a picture.

Oh, and this recipe uses semi-sweet chocolate, but since we’re bigger fans of the lighter stuff, I used milk chocolate for the topping. Also, if you aren’t into microwave ovens–we’re not–you can melt the chocolate and cool whip over a double boiler. It worked fine. And here’s a tip–for a nice, clean cut–use a pizza cutter to slice them into perfect squares.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

3/4 cup  crunchy peanut butter
22 NILLA Wafers, crushed
2 cups  powdered sugar

1/2 of 8-oz. tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (do not thaw)

3 squares  BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Line an 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Beat butter and peanut butter with mixer until blended. Mix in wafer crumbs. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition. Press onto bottom of pan.

Microwave COOL WHIP and chocolate in bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Microwave 15 to 30 sec. or until chocolate is melted; stir until blended. Spread over peanut butter layer.

Refrigerate 2 hours. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

Now all that’s left is to find someone sweet to give them to…

Buckeye Bars
 
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Ingredients
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • ¾ cup crunchy peanut butter
  • 22 NILLA Wafers, crushed
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ of 8-oz. tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (do not thaw)
  • 3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Instructions
  1. Line an 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.
  2. Beat butter and peanut butter with mixer until blended.
  3. Mix in wafer crumbs.
  4. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition.
  5. Press onto bottom of pan.
  6. Microwave COOL WHIP and chocolate in bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir.
  7. Microwave 15 to 30 sec. or until chocolate is melted; stir until blended.
  8. Spread over peanut butter layer.
  9. Refrigerate 2 hours.
  10. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.
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Sausage Cheese Balls

My daughter Lyndi found this recipe in a magazine ad for Jimmy Dean Sausage. It was so quick and easy. You can make them ahead and refrigerate or freeze them. We enjoyed them plain–but I bet they’d be fabulous with marinara or alfredo sauce.

Sausage Cheese Balls

Ingredients:

2 pkgs. (16 oz. each) Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage

1-1/2 cups all-purpose baking mix

16 oz. (4 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir well. Form into 1” balls. Place on ungreased baking sheet; bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve with cocktail forks or toothpicks.

 

Sausage Cheese Balls
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 pkgs. (16 oz. each) Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose baking mix
  • 16 oz. (4 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion
  • ½ cup finely chopped celery
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir well.
  3. Form into 1” balls.
  4. Place on ungreased baking sheet; bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  5. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes before removing from pan.
  6. Serve with cocktail forks or toothpicks.
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Easy Cheesy Toast

I first saw this in Taste of Home magazine. It’s wonderful. However, I only had grated Parmesan and it’s much better and prettier with the shredded kind, because it gets all melty. Mine was still really tasty, but check out the real picture–you’ll see what I mean.

Shredded is better.

Easy Cheesy Toast

Ingredients

2 Tbsp mayonaise

2 tsp. mustard

6-8 slices bread, crusts removed

1/3 grated Parmesan Cheese

Combine mayonnaise and mustard. Spread on one side of each slice of bread. Cut each slice into four triangles; place with plain side down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil 4 inches from the heat of 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Cookie Packs

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With Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away, I wanted to show you a sweet way to give an easy treat to your friends.

First, make the Oatmeal Farm Cookies and let them cool.

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Then decorate pink and purple dvd keepers with Valentine stickers and slip a cookie into each one. Next, punch a little hole in the upper corner and thread curly ribbon through to add some sparkle.

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Aren’t they cute? And since the cookies are in a plastic envelope, they will stay fresh for a day or two, so it’s perfect for neighbors, co-workers or best friends. In fact, this little treat is so easy to make–you could give it to anyone who deserves a little extra sweetness this Valentine’s Day.

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Oatmeal Farm Cookies


I realize that yesterday, the post was all about being healthy and strong for the winter, and now something strange has come over me. There seem to be cookies coming out of the oven. But it’s not my fault. If you were to look out the window this very minute, you would see that it’s snowing and raining in turns outside. And anyone can tell you that the only thing to do when it’s snowing or raining outside is to bake lots and lots of cookies…inside.

So you see–it can’t be helped.

Oatmeal Farm Cookies

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups oats
1-3/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix milk and lemon juice together in a small cup. Mix brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with bottom of glass dipped in water. Bake about 9-10 minutes.
Oatmeal Farm Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups oats
  • 1-3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Mix milk and lemon juice together in a small cup.
  3. Mix brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla.
  4. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
  5. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls.
  6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Flatten cookies with bottom of glass dipped in water.
  8. Bake about 9-10 minutes.