Oreo Balls

• 1 package Oreo cookies, crushed
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 package white almond bark, or white chocolate chips


1. Separate the inside of the Oreo from the cookie.
2. Using a blender or hand held mixer, mix the Oreo inside and cream cheese together.
3. Smash the Oreo Cookies into crumbs.
4. Then mix into the cream cheese mixture.
5. Roll into walnut size balls.
6. Chill for an hour.
7. Melt white almond bark and then drizzle over the Oreo Balls.
8. Allow to harden on wax paper.

Chocolate Chippers

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 2 cups chocolate chips


1. Bake 350°F for 15-20 min in Bread Pans or individual pans.
2. Top with Vanilla Ice Cream right out of the oven and serve while still hot.

Caramel Apple Salad

• 1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (4-ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 3 cups diced apples
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows

Directions

1. Mix cool whip, butterscotch pudding and crushed pineapple with juice.
2. Add apples, roasted nuts and marshmallows.
3. Keep in refrigerator until ready to serve. Serves 6.

Golden Graham S'mores

• ¾ cup light corn syrup
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 package (11.5 oz) milk chocolate morsels
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 package (12 oz) Golden Graham cereal (9 cups)

Directions

1. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.
2. Heat syrup, butter and morsels to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
3. Pour over cereal; toss until coated. Fold in marshmallows, 1 cup at a time.
4. Press in pan with buttered back of spoon.
5. Let stand 1 hour.
6. Cut into 2 inch squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature up to 2 days. Makes 24 squares.

No-Bake Candy Bars

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 up white corn syrup
• 1/2 up brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 cups cornflakes, crushed
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup peanuts


1. Butter a 9" X 13" baking pan.
2. Heat sugars, syrup, and peanut butter in a heavy saucepan.
3. Mix until smooth.
4. Combine cornflakes, chocolate chips, and peanuts.
5. Pour peanut butter mixture over the cornflake mixture and mix well.
6. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
7. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

Oreo Cookies

Dough:
• 1 devils food cake mix
• ¾ c shortening
• 2 eggs
Frosting:
• 1 lb powder sugar
• 8 oz pkg cream cheese
• ½ c butter
• ½ tsp vanilla

Cookies:
1. Mix cake mix, shortening, and eggs together.
2. Using a large melon baller, scoop balls out and place on cookie sheet.
3. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 min.
4. Cool on cooling racks. Place frosting between 2 cookies.

Frosting:
1. Mix butter and cream cheese together, add powder sugar, and vanilla.
2. Beat until smooth.

Rolo Cookies

• 2 ¾ c flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 c brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 48 Rolos (Kisses, etc)
• ¾ c cocoa
• 1 c sugar
• 1 c butter
• 2 eggs

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. In small bowl combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda; blend well.
3. In large bowl beat sugar, brown sugar, and butter until light and fluffy.
4. Add vanilla and eggs and beat well.
5. Add flour mixture and blend well.
6. For each cookie, get 1 Rolo and shape about 1 Tbs of dough around it; covering completely. I flour my hand and the tablespoon to prevent dough from sticking.
7. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7 - 10 min or until cookie is slightly cracked. Makes 4 dozen.
8. *For Rolo cookies that are not chocolate, replace 3/4 c cocoa with 3/4 c extra flour.

Puffed Rice Balls

• 12 cups puffed rice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup white corn syrup
• 1 package Jello
Directions

1. Pour syrup into a medium pot.
2. Stir in sugar and Jello.
3. Cook until sugar and Jello dissolve or just to boiling point.
Cool for a few minutes and then pour over puffed rice and make balls.
(Butter your hands first to keep rice from sticking.)

Bob's Bean Dip

From James Crane's friend, Bob Crandall

2 cans, large refried beans
1 onion, chopped
2 slices bacon, cut in small pieces (optional)
1/3 pound grated cheese
½ cup Homemade Chili Sauce (optional)
2 tsp chopped jalepeno pepper (canned or bottled)
1 tsp jalepeno juice (from above)
1 tsp sweet basil
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp chili powder (or more...to taste)
¼ tsp cumin powder (or less...to taste)

1. Brown bacon and saute chopped onion in bacon grease until onion is clarified.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except cheese and heat on medium low heat until mixture is hot.
3. Add cheese and stir occasionally to make sure it does not burn on bottom of pan. (I like to put the bean dip into a crock pot to simmer and serve it, or a double boiler sauce pan can be used.)
4. Serve warm with tortilla chips. Refrigerate left-overs.



HALLOWEEN BEAN-DIP PICTORAMA

Make recipe for bean-dip as shown above. Pour into a 12 x 18 cookie pan or two 9 x 18 cookie pans. Allow to cool before placing other foods on top, or refrigerate until cooled.

SKY Mix a few drops of blue food coloring into one cup of sour cream. Spread evenly over about ½ of cookie sheet(s) in a landscape position. I like to make it looked marbled, to look like clouds.

MOON Mix a few drops of orange food coloring into 1/4 cup of sour cream.
Spread evenly in a full moon shape.

BATS Cut small or medium black olives into rings. Use the full end to form the bat’s body. Cut the rings in half and form the bat wings by placing two of the half slices on each side of the full end, with the arch up, to simulate flying wings.
Sprinkle some black food coloring powder in the sky to simulate smaller bats flying in the sky. (Optional)

GRASS Chop up some green onions and sprinkle over bottom of sheet, to make it look like grass on the brown bean dip. Remove inside of a tomato...seeds and pulp. Sprinkle diced tomatoes lightly over the green onions, to look like autumn leaves on the grass.

PUMPKINS Cut a medium carrot in small slices. Make two notches at top of each slice to make it look like a pumpkin stem standing up. Place in bunches to look like a pumpkin patch on the grass. (I have used sugar pumpkins...but they will melt when placed onto sour cream.

GRAVES Shape head stones using fresh mushrooms, Place a curved piece on top of a small rectangular piece to simulate the base.

FENCE Place straight pretzels next to each other in a vertical position to make a fence.

CATS Make the cats using black olives. Slice and use two round ends to form the body. Cut pieces to form the ears and tail. Place two or more cats on the fence. Use a very small amount of sour cream to paste the cats on the fence.

WITCH I have formed a witch using olive pieces and formed a broom stick using pieces of pretzels and/or tooth picks.

GHOSTS Mix small amount of black food coloring powder in 2 or 3 tablespoons of sour cream to give a gray color. Use small bits of black olives on ghost faces for the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Place tooth picks upright in several places and cover with plastic wrap. Keep refrigerated.

Serve with tortilla chips for scooping up the dip and condiments.