Gingerbread Spice Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 egg
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Beat butter and sugar

Add the molasses egg, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice and mix well.

Add in the flour, baking powder, salt and blend until all combined.

Roll cookies on floured surface and cut with gingerbread boy cookie cutter

Place each tray of cut out cookies in fridge for 10 minutes or until chilled

Bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until edges are firm and lightly golden.

Remove from baking sheets after a minute and once they are completely cooled.

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Peanut Butter Fingers

Mom's recipe  - these were treats that she would buy from the school cafeteria when she was little, she would get 3 for 5 cents.

Ingredients:

1 cup honey

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup evaporated dry milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all ingredients and roll into balls and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Refrigerate.

Aunt Bill's Brown Candy

Aunt Jean and Uncle Garland's recipe

Ingredients:

6 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 pint cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 pound butter

1 1/2 cups nuts (pecans)

2 cartons whipping cream

Pour two cups sugar in heavy skillet and place over low heat. Begin stirring with wooden spoon and keep sugar moving so that it won't scorch. Takes about a half hour to melt all of the sugar. Do not let it smoke, should be a light brown color. When sugar has started to heat, pour the remaining 4 cups of sugar together with the cream into a deep heavy kettle and put over low heat to cook. Cook slowly while melting the sugar in the skillet. When sugar in skillet is melted, begin pouring into kettle of boiling cream and sugar keeping at low heat and stirring constantly. The secret of mixing the ingredients is to pour a very fine stream no longer than a knitting needle and stir across the bottom of the pan all of the time. Cook to soft ball stage (245 degrees F.) Turn off burner, add soda, stir vigorously as it foams up. Add butter allowing to melt as you stir. Set off stove for 20 minutes. Add vanilla and nuts and beat until it loses its gloss, pour into two 13x9 inch buttered pans.  

Jarod's Peanut Butter Brownies

This is Jarod's recipe that he created with mom when he was little.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup margerine

2 teaspoons cocoa

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablespoon peanut butter

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Combine all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees F. in heart shaped pan until browned. 

Banana Pudding

Grandma Reva's amazing banana pudding!

Ingredients:

1 large instant vanilla pudding

2 cups milk

1 can Eagle Brand Milk

8 ounces sour cream

1 medium sized Cool Whip

Nilla Wafers

Bananas

Mix instant vanilla with milk, add remaining ingredients, except wafers and bananas. In large glass serving bowl layer pudding, then bananas, then Nilla wafers, until all pudding is used up. 

Mom's Potato Soup

Mom’s Potato Soup

This is a thick and delicious potato soup recipe created by mom. A favorite on a cold night.

Ingredients:

6 russet potatoes, baked and mashed (skins or no skins)

1 stick of butter

1 cup Milk

6 bacon strips, crumbled

6 green onions, chopped

1 cup sour cream

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Add in order in a pot, over medium heat. Using hand mixer or potato masher to make smooth and creamy. Salt and Pepper to taste.

Dutch Cocoa Dream Cake

Cake:
2 cups cake flour (or 1/4 cup cornstarch & 1 3/4 cup flour)
1 2/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon cocoa
2/3 cup soft shortening
1 1/3 cup half and half or whole milk
1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa. Add shortening, stir together. Add half and half and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes. Add eggs, beat 2 more minutes. Pour into greased and floured 9 inch cake pans.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes at 350.
Cool and split each cake into 2 layers.

In chilled bowl combine 2 cups whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla with chilled beaters. Beat to form soft peaks.

Stack cake layers.

Frosting:
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk

Mix
Frost tops and sides of cake.
Keep refrigerated.