Sugar Cookies

I got a request to make about 100 sugar cookies for a lady that wanted to buy them from me to give away for Christmas so my husband and I spend the last 2 days making and decorating cookies.
It's a pretty good recipe so here it is:

2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Butter softened
Cream that together and then add
3 Beaten Eggs
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
4 tsp Baking Powder
6 Cups Flour

Cool in Fridge for an hour and then roll out and cut into fun shapes
bake at 350 for 7-9 minutes

Big Burritos

I got this idea from the Cafe Rio burritos. Mine don't taste like Cafe Rio at all, but they are still good.
First I make the meat. I just put whatever meat I have in the crockpot with some green enchilada sauce and let it cook all day (Pork, any kind of steak, leftover roast works too, or chicken)
After it has cooked all day, shred it up and put aside.
Then I make some Spanish Rice (from the box)
And last, one can of beans, black or pinto.

Take some large tortilla shells, fill with meat, rice and beans.
roll up and put in a 9x13 pan. Cover with green enchilada sauce and mozzarella cheeses
and put in the over for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until cheese is melted.

Sometimes I add some enchilada sauce inside the burritos.
Top with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or just eat them plain.

Chocolate Dipped Rice krispie Treats

This is a treat that is super easy to make but very impressive. I learned this one from my friend Liesl. You make Rice Krispie Treats (Melt a few TBSP Butter in the microwave and then add a bag of Marshmallows and melt. Then add a bunch of Rice Krispie cereal - I don't measure, I just pour a bunch in. Press into a pan and let cool. Cut and dip the squars into some melted Cholocate chips - see picture. For added effect, drizzle white chocolate on top. In this case, I just had some leftover frosting from decorating the Gingerbread cookies so I used that instead.

Gingerbread Cookies

I found this recipe online here.

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  

1. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Stir in molasses and egg yolk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg; blend into the molasses mixture until smooth. Cover, and chill for at least one hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. Frost or decorate when cool.

Spritz Cookies

1 lb Butter
2 Cups Sugar
4 egg yolks
4 3/4 Cup Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 TBSP Almond Extract
1 tsp Vanilla

Cream the Butter, Sugar and Eggs first, then mix all other ingredients.
Cool for about 1/2 hour to an hour before putting in the cookie press.
Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes.

*Optional- Separate dough into a few different bowls and add food coloring to make it fun.

Beef Stroganoff

1-2 lbs of Hamburger
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 packages Brown Gravy Mix
1 Cup Water

Cook up hamburger, add soup, gravy mix and water and cook on low for 10 minutes.
Mix in 1 Cup Sour Cream. Serve over pasta, rice, or potatoes.

Chicken Pot Pie

Even though this is for Chicken pot pie, I just used leftover turkey instead.

First I make the Chicken Noodle Soup recipe only I don't add noodles, just potatoes and peas and carrots. Make it a little thicker than you would the soup.
Then I make a crust:
4 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Cups Shortening*
2 tsp Salt
1/2 to 1 Cup Water
(This is for top and bottom crust for a 9x13 pan)

Mix and then divide in half. Roll out half for the bottom and place in pan, fill with the soup and then roll out the rest of the dough and place on top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes (until crust is a golden brown)

*I use butter flavor shortening and I think it makes the crust taste better

My mom's Sweet Potatoes

A Thanksgiving tradition.
It's not a very specific recipe. I just took a few yams and cooked them the day before and put them in the fridge.
Then the day I made them, I peeled them, sliced them, and put them in my 9x13 pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over all of them and then put some slices of butter and some pecans on top of that. Cook at 350 for about 30 minutes, then put marshmallows on top and put back in oven until slightly browned.
Yum!