Made-Over Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Made-Over Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Recipe type: Cookies
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips or chunks
  • 4 ounces dried cranberries or dried cherries
Instructions
  1. Evenly position 2 racks in middle of oven and preheat to 375°F.
  2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon sheets. (If you only have 1 baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches.)
  3. Whisk sugars, eggs, oil and vanilla in large bowl until smooth.
  4. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to over mix.
  5. Stir in chocolate and dried fruit.
  6. Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared pans.
  7. Wet hands slightly and roll dough into balls.
  8. Space cookies about 2 inches apart on pans.
  9. Bake about 12 to 15 minutes, until golden but still soft in the center.
  10. Transfer hot cookies to cooling rack.
  11. Serve.
Notes

Store cookies in a tightly sealed container up to 3 days

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Corn Casserole

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Corn Casserole
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Recipe type: Side Dishes
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 can cream style corn
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup flour, sifted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter or margarine, melted
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Sift dry ingredients.
  2. Combine other ingredients then mix altogether.
  3. Spray dish with PAM and bake 45 minutes at 325 degrees,

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
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Recipe type: Desserts / Old Fashioned Desserts
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 1 hour 10 mins
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 small sweet potato baked and peeled
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 large eggs- beaten
  • dash of salt
  • 1 pie shell
Instructions
  1. Brown butter and pecans in sauce pan- Until butter is golden brown not burned,
  2. Add mashed cooked sweet potato.
  3. In separate bowl, add sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, corn syrup,eggs, and salt and stir.
  4. Combine with browned mixture and pour into an unbaked pie shell.
  5. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes.
  6. Lower heat to 325 for 40 to 60 minutes.
Notes

I always double this recipe and make two pies at once. It’s a great holiday pie.

 

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