Category: Desserts

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix in large bowl: 1/2 package yellow cake mix 1 cup chunky-style peanut butter 2 eggs 1/3 cup water Beat until smooth and well blended. Blend in remaining 1/2 package yellow cake mix. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Cookies should be about the… Continue reading Quick Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 cup margarine 1 cup honey (or 1 cup sugar) 1 egg 1 tbsp baking powder 2 tbsp milk 2 & 1/4 cup flour Cream margarine. Add honey, then well-beaten egg. Add milk gradually. Sift Baking powder and half of the flour and add to mixture. Add balance of flour gradually, beating until mixture leaves… Continue reading Plain Old-Time Cookies

1 stick of butter 1 can condensed milk 2 boxes powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 block bittersweet chocolate 2 small packages semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 block gulf wax 2 cup chopped pecans 1 can moist Angel Flake coconut Save 1/2 box sugar for rolling out. Note: I usually double this recipe. Soften butter… Continue reading Jean’s Christmas Candy

2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk Approximately 3 heaping tbsp peanut butter Cook sugar and milk on medium heat until it boils. Turn heat down to low and cook until forms a soft ball in water test. Do not put peanut butter in until mixture is cooled in sink with cool water. Turn into greased… Continue reading Peanut Butter Fudge

1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup white karo syrup (put in 1 & 1/2 quart casserole dish). Cook on high for 4 minutes. Add 1 cup roasted or raw peanuts. Cook on high for 3-5 minutes until lightly brown. Add 1 tsp margarine, and 1 tsp vanilla, cook on high 1-2 minutes. Add 1 tsp… Continue reading Microwave Peanut Brittle

2 & 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs whites, stiffly beaten 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup light corn syrup Chopped pecans or walnuts 1/2 cup water Combine sugar, salt, corn syrup and water. Mix well, bring to boiling point and cook without stirring to 252 degrees F on candy thermometer. Pour syrup slowly… Continue reading Divinity

Here is Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower’s own recipe for what her husband calls “Mamie’s Million Dollar Fudge.” First mix: Four and 1/2 cup sugar Pinch of salt 2 tbsp butter One tall can evaporated milk Boil mixture for six minutes. Next, put these in a large bowl: 12 oz of semi-sweet chocolate bits 12 oz German… Continue reading Mamie’s Fudge Recipe

3 cup Hershey’s semi-sweet chocolate chips Dash salt 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 (14oz) sweetened condensed milk 1 cup walnuts In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with sweetened condensed milk and salt. Remove from heat, stir in walnuts and vanilla. Spread evenly into a wax paper-lined 8 or 9″ square pan. Chill… Continue reading Foolproof Fudge

1 package dried peaches 1 cup sugar 1/4 tsp salt Soak peaches in boiling water 30 minutes. Wash and remove and hard cores. Cover fruit with boiling water and boil slowly until fruit is tender enough to mash into soft pulp. Mash thoroughly and add sugar and salt. Meanwhile prepare dough. Dough: 2 cup flour… Continue reading Fried Peach Pies

8 oz soft cream cheese 3 cup half and half 1 large instant vanilla pudding 1 can sweetened condensed milk Mix all together well until thick. Layer with bananas and vanilla wafers. Chill for a few hours before serving. Recipe by Anita Sharpe Alexander