Marble Cookies

Ingredients:
2 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Pinch of salt
1/2 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 C. granulated sugar
1 stick slightly salted butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 C sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
3. Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl until well blended. Add egg, sour cream, and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and blend until just combined.
4. Melt chocolate chips in a bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water (or in a double boiler). Cool chocolate for a few minutes, then pour into the cookie mixture. Using a wooden spoon, very lightly fold chocolate into the cookie mixture. Do not completely mix.
5. Drop rounded tablespoons of the mixture spaced 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Transfer to a flat surface to cool.

Yield: About 2-3 dozen

Thanks to Kimberly for this recipe

Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients:
Crust
1 C. flour
1/2 C. butter
1 C. chopped walnuts
Filling
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 C. powdered sugar
8 oz. whipped topping
1 small pkg. instant chocolate pudding
1 small pkg. instant vanilla pudding
3 C. milk

Directions:
1. Cut butter into flour, then stir in nuts
2. Press into 9" x 13" baking pan
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes; allow to cool
4. Mix together softened cream cheese and powdered sugar, then fold in 2 cups of the whipped topping; spread mixture over crust
5. Mix together pudding and milk; spread over cheese mixture
6. Let stand, then spread a generous layer of whipped topping over top
7. Chill for 1 hour before serving. Keep refrigerated

Notes: This isn't like normal cheesecake, but it is so delicious! I recently made the crust using 1/2 cup walnuts and 1/2 cup sliced almonds that I chopped up a little bit--since that is what I had--and it seemed to work fine.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 1/4 C. white sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 C. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. baking soda
4 C. flour
1 1/2 C. vegetable shortening
2 Tbs. milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 C. chocolate chips
1 C. chopped nuts or coconut (optional)

Directions:
1. Cream sugars and shortening
2. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and beat well
3. Mix dry ingredients (flour, salt, soda) separately
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients
5. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts or coconut
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown

Aloha Cake

Ingredients:
1/2 white cake mix or 1 Jiffy Cake Mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1 C. milk
Whipped topping
Coconut

Directions:
1. Mix 1/2 cake mix or Jiffy Cake Mix according to package instructions and bake in 9" x 13" pan
2. Let cool
3. Mix milk, pudding, and cream cheese together well
4. Spread over cake
5. Spread pineapple over pudding mix
6. Top with generous layer of whipped topping
7. Sprinkle with coconut
8. Refrigerate leftovers

White Chocolate Fondue

Ingredients:
3/4 C. heavy cream
12 oz. white chocolate, chopped
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
1. Heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until hot, about 2 to 3 minutes.
2. When hot, add the chocolate and stir until it is just melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla.
3. Transfer to a warm fondue pot.

Yield: 6 or more servings

Notes: This is delicious served with fresh strawberries, bananas, apple slices, angel food cake, or anything you like to dip!

Classic Chocolate Fondue

Ingredients:
1 C. heavy cream
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
1. Heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until hot, about 2 to 3 minutes.
2. When hot, add the chocolate and stir until it is just melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla.
3. Transfer to a warm ceramic fondue pot to serve.

Number of Servings: 6 or more

Notes: This is delicious with fresh strawberries, bananas, apples, angel food cake, pretzels, and pretty much anything else you like to dip in chocolate!

Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients:

1 C. oats
1 ¼ C. boiling water
½ C. butter/margarine
1 C. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C. white sugar
¼ tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:
1. Add oatmeal and butter to boiling water.
2. Cover and let stand 20 minutes.
3. Mix together well the next group of 8 ingredients.
4. Add oatmeal mixture and mix well.
5. Pour into greased, floured 9” x 13” pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
7. Cool before icing.

Oatmeal Cake/German Chocolate Cake Frosting

Ingredients:
½ C. butter/margarine
1/3 C. canned milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 C. sugar
1 ½ C. coconut
1 C. chopped walnuts

Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together in medium saucepan.
2. Heat over medium heat until butter/margarine is melted.