Peanut Butter Logs

Snacks/appetizers

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
6 tablespoon melted margarine
1
cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Cream together then add: Roll into small logs and refrigerate
45 minutes. Dip in thin powdered sugar frosting then roll in
coconut.

Hot Beef Dip

Snacks/appetizers

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon margarine
1 cup
milk
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
1 (3 oz.) package
smoked sliced beef chopped
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms
drained
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoon
chopped parsley

Instructions

Saute onions in margarine. Add milk and cream cheese stir over
low heat until cream cheese is melted. Add remaining ingredients
heat well stirring occasionally. Serve hot with French bread
slices.

Bacon Salad Dressing

Spreads

Ingredients

3 slices bacon chopped into
1/4 inch pieces
1/4 cup
vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

Cook bacon slowly until crisp. Do not drain. Stir in vinegar
salt and sugar and reheat. Pour while hot over lettuce or other
salad greens. Greens will wilt slightly. Serve immediately.

Chocolate Carrot Brownies

Cookies

Ingredients

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4
cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon
salt
3 eggs
1 cup finely shredded carrots
3/4 cup
chopped pecans or walnuts
Grated zest of 1 orange
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup dark or golden raisins
(optional)

Instructions

Line an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil then butter
lightly; set aside. Melt chocolate and butter in top of a double
boiler over simmering water. Stir to blend then remove from heat
and set aside. Sift flour sugar and salt into a large bowl. With
a wooden spoon beat eggs into reserved chocolate mixture one egg
at a time. Pour chocolate mixture into the flour mixture; blend
well. Stir in carrots nuts orange zest vanilla extract and
raisins (if desired). Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake
in the middle of a preheated 350 degree F oven about 30 minutes
or until a knife or wooden pick inserted in the center comes out
clean. Remove the pan from the oven and let brownies cool in pan
on a wire rack. Cut into squares when cool.

Snickerdoodles

Cookies

Ingredients

ix together thoroughly:
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup
sugar
2 eggs
ift together and stir in:
2 3/4 cup
flour
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4
teaspoon salt

Instructions

Chill dough. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in
mixture of 2 teaspoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Place
about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until
lightly browned but still soft. These cookies puff up at first
then flatten out with crinkled tops. Bake at 400 degrees for 810
minutes. Makes 5 dozen. Deb Femrite