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Cracker or Cookie?? that's for you to decide... 

1 sleeve of soda crackers.. (salted or unsalted- Salted actually tastes good with this) a cup or 2 of chocolate chips melted butter sliced almonds.  

Line bottom of baking sheet with Tin Foil  then line with crackers, with a pastry brush, brush each cracker with melted butter, then spread the chocolate chips over the top evenly, place in oven until melted, spread out until even and all the crackers are no longer visible.. ... spread almonds over top, let the chocolate harden, then separate the crackers, and eat them!  store in an air tight container, just in the cupboard is fine.

Poppy Cock

Melt 1 cup of margarine with 2 cups of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of corn syrup and 1 tsp vanilla. Pour over the following.
1 cup of popping corn popped, 4 cup nuts,

Bake in a 250 oven for 1 hour.

Impossible pie

Blend for about 1 minute  in blender or food processor 2 cups of milk, 6 Tbsp. margarine, 4 eggs, 1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp vanilla and 3/4 cup of sugar.  Stir in 1 cup of coconut. Pour into a buttered floured pie pan and bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes.

My favorite butter tarts.

Mix all together 1 beaten egg, 1/3 cup margarine or butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tbsps. milk, 1 tsp. vanilla  and 1/2 cup of currants or nuts or a mixture of both.  This mixture will fill 12 to 15 tart shells.  Just fill the shells about 2/3 full. I buy  5 dozen of the frozen tart shells and five times the recipe above each Christmas. Very quick and easy and the pastry has always been very good with the frozen tart shells. Bake at 450 for 8 minutes. Turn oven down to 350 and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes.

Hairy Cookies

Mix 2 cups sugar,  1/2 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup margarine, and 1/2 cup milk in a pot and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla and remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup shredded coconut and 3 cups oatmeal. Drop mixture from a tablespoon onto waxed paper and let cool.

No Bake Granola Bars.

2 and 1/2 cups Crisp Rice cereal.

2 cups quick cooking oats

1/2 cup Raisins

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup milk chocolate morsels.

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl, set aside. Bring brown sugar and syrup to a boil in a  saucepan over medium high heat, stirring constantly, remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla until blended. Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until coated. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir in chocolate morsels. Press mixture into a 13x9"  pan, When cool cut into bars.

 
   NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIES
(Recipe may be halved)
  2 cups butter
  4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
  2 cups sugar
   5 cups blended oatmeal ***
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
   1 tsp. salt
  1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
  4 eggs
   2 tsp. baking powder
  2 tsp. vanilla
  3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
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***Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder

Cream the butter and both sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla, mix
together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.
Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two
inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Smarties  surprise cookies.

Here is a bright idea, a big batch recipe for crispy oatmeal cookies studded with lots of chocolatey  smarties. Kids of all ages will crave them.

1+1/2  cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup shortening or margarine
3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
 2 cups rolled oats
1+1/2 cups smarties candies

In a small bowl stir together flour baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat together shortening, both sugars and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.  Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in rolled oats and 1 cup candies. Press dough into tablespoons and drop on baking sheet. Top each with the remaining candies for garnish. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.
 
  Sugar Cookies  

This is a great recipe for rolling out and cutting into shapes. I make up the dough, divide into two parts and freeze it. Decorate with colored icing.  Cut into Shamrocks, hearts or whatever the occasion and whatever cookie cutters you happen to have. 
Beat 
2 cups margarine 
4 cups white sugar 
4 eggs 
8 tbsp milk 
2 tsp vanilla 
Mix in 6+1/2 cup flour 
8 tsp baking powder 
2 tsp salt 
Knead lightly, forming in 2 balls. 
Chill for 1/2 hour in freezer before rolling out. 
Bake @ 375 for 6-8 minutes 
Makes 12 dozen. 

Puppy Cookies
2/3 cup hot water
2 Tbsp.  Beef bouillon
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp basil
1/4 tsp. oregano
Mix bouillon into hot water. Combine remaining ingredients. Pinch dough into small circles. Place on un greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Most dogs love them.

 Pop Corn Balls
12 cups popped corn 
Combine 1/4 cup corn syrup 
1/2 pint whipping cream  
1/2 cup white sugar 
1/4 cup brown sugar 
salt 1/4 tsp vanilla 
and heat to boil stirring until 
sugar dissolves. Boil to 232  
degrees on thermometer. 
Cool slightly and pour over popcorn. 
Form into balls. Makes about 12 small popcorn balls.

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