1/2
cup shortening
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
3 tbls. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Granulated sugar
Hershey's Mini Kisses
Preheat
oven to 360 degrees. In a large bowl, beat
shortening and peanut butter with electric mixer
until well mixed. Add granulated sugar and brown
sugar; beat well. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat
until fluffy. Stir together in a separate bowl
flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to
peanut butter mixture, beating until blended. Shape
into 1/2 inch balls. Roll balls in granulated sugar
and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake
5 to 6 minutes or until set. Immediately press
Hershey's Mini Kisses into center of each cookie.
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Bet
you can't eat just one!
Cookies
and Cream Cheesecake Bonbons
24
chocolate cream filled cookies, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup nonfat dry milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. powdered sugar
Coarsely
chop 12 cookies, set aside. Place remaining 12
cookies in a food processor; process until fine
crumbs form. Place crumbs on a cookie sheet lined
with waxed paper; set aside.
Beat
cream cheese, dry milk and vanilla in a medium bowl
with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
Beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time at low
speed until mixture is smooth. Stir in reserved
chopped cookies. Refrigerate 2 hours or until
firm.
Shape
rounded tablespoonfuls cream cheese mixture into
balls. Roll balls in reserved cookie crumbs. Sore
in airtight container in refrigerator.
Makes
about 3 dozen bonbons.
Practically
sinful!
No-Cook
Fondant
Makes
about 80 centers.
1/2
cup butter, room temperature
2 pounds confectioners sugar
1 13 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. flavoring
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 pounds chocolate for dipping
Combine
butter, sugar and milk in large bowl. Add flavoring
and salt. Gradually add remaining sugar, first with
a spoon and then knead by hand. You may add food
coloring at this point or coconut.
Form
into small balls; let stand a few hours and dip in
melted chocolate.
Recipe
from Brenda Hyde of OldFashionedLiving.com
Sinful!
Fudge Pudding Cake
Heat
the over to 350 degrees
Mix
together in a bowl:
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
Blend
in :
1/2 cup of milk
1/3 cup of melted butter
2 tsp. of vanilla
Beat
until smooth and then pour the batter into a 8x8 or
9x9 square pan.
In
another bowl mix together:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
4 tbs. of cocoa powder
Sprinkle
this over the batter, then pour 1-1/4 cups of
boiling water over the top of your creation...don't
stir it! Bake for 35-40 minutes.
Serve
with a spoonful of whipped cream garnished by
peppermint leaves...get prepared for kisses!