Preheat oven to 350 degrees(180 c).  Sift together flour, baking soda
                             and salt and set aside.  Cream shortening and gradually add 2/3 cup
                            brown sugar.  Blend in 1 unbeaten egg.  Beat well.  Stir in half of the
                            flour mixture.  Add 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice and 2 tbs milk.
                            Stir in the remaining dry ingredients and mix well.  Blend in 2 squares
                            of melted chocolate and maraschino cherries.  Drop by rounded
                            spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 12-15 minutes.  Cut
                            marshmallows in half and place cut side down on hot cookies.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Cream butter and sugars together.  Add
 vanilla
peanutbutter and eggs; mix well.  Add cocoa; mix well.  Add flour and soda;
mix well.  Fold in chips and peanutbutter cups.  Bake on ungreased cookie
sheet for 8-10 minutes.  Let cool for 1-2 minutes on sheet before removing.


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INSTANT CHOCOLATE
OATMEAL COOKIES
2 cups sugar
1/2  cup milk
1/4  cup cocoa
1/2  stick margarine
2  1/2 cups one-minute oatmeal
1/2 cup peanutbutter
1 tsp vanilla Boil sugar, milk, and butter mixture one minute at a full boil.  Stir in oats,
peanutbutter, and vanilla.  Add nuts or cocnut if desired.  Drop on waxed
paper.  Decorate with M&M's for color.


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These are my hubby's absolute favorite cookies.  Just give him about a dozen
and a half a gallon of milk and he's a happy camper!! SNICKERDOODLES
1 cup of butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2  3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tsps. cream of tartar
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 TBS. cinnamon
2 TBS sugar Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix butter, sugar, and eggs thoroughly.  Sift         together flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt.  Stir into the above mixture.
Form dough into balls about the size of walnuts and roll in cinnamon and sugar.
Place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 8-10 minutes.

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REESE'S CUP LAYERED DESSERTS
1/2 package of oreo cookies, crushed
1  8-ounce pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup cool whip
1 large pkg. vanilla pudding(cook type)
1/2 cup peanutbutter
1 small pkg. chocolate pudding
2-3 cups cool whip
3 Reese's cup candy bars

Sprinkle crushed oreos on bottom of 9x13 pan.  Blend cream cheese, powdered
sugar, and one cup of cool whip.  Spread on oreo layer.  Cook vanilla pudding            according to directions.  Add peanutbutter; mix well.  Pour onto cool whip layer.
Cook chocolate pudding acording to directions; cool.  Pour onto vanilla layer.  Onto chocolate layer, spread 2-3 cups of cool whip.  Cut Reese's into quarters and sprinkle
on top.  Refrigerate.

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Heath Bar Dessert
1  10-ounce pkg. Lorna Doone cookies, crushed
1 stick margarine, melted Mix cookie crumbs and melted margarine together.  Pat into 9x13 pan and bake 15
minutes at 350 degrees.  Cool. 2 cups milk
2 small pkgs. instant vanilla pudding
1 quart of soft vanilla ice cream Mix together milk and instant vanilla pudding.  Add soft ice cream.  Pour mixture into cool crust and chill. 2 cups cool whip
4 Heath bars, crushed Spread cool whip over top;then sprinkle with Heath bars.  Cut into squares.
*optional--use toffee or Heath bar ice cream instead of vanilla.


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