• 2 ½ Cups Flower
• 1 Tbs. Baking Powder
• 1 Tbs. Salt
• ¾ Cups Shortening
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• ½ Tablespoon Vanilla

In a bowl mix the flower, baking soda and salt well in a bowl. Once the mixture is mixed well add the Shortening, Sugar, Eggs and the Vanilla. Mix all of the ingredients together and then place mixture in a refrigerator for an hour. Once the hour is up remove the mixture from your refrigerator, and place the mixture on a cookie sheet, creating your desired size of cookies^. You will want to place your cookies in your preheated oven set at 400 degrees, and bake for 6-8 minutes.

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Have fun with your children! Add some frosting and sprinkles, or purchase some edible markers from your local food supplies store!

^ If your not sure what size use a Tablespoon and Teaspoon to gauge the sizes

• 1 16oz. bag oreo cookies
• 1 cup butter
• 1 8 oz. package cream cheese
• 1 container cool whip
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding

Make pudding according to package directions, and set in the fridge to chill. Crush oreos, saving 1/2 cup to garnish the finished dessert. Melt butter and mix with the oreos, then press into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Blend cream cheese, 1 cup cool whip, and sugar and pour over cookies. Pour pudding over cream cheese mixture. Top off the layers with cool whip and sprinkle the 1/2 cup crushed oreos over. Refridgerate until served.

Who can’t a good “Waldorf Salad Recipe” in the summertime? Great for picnics and barbeque’s and get together’s! It’s so simple and easy to make, and I’ve always loved the way that the walnuts and raisins go with the crunch of the apple and “sploosh” of the grapes. It’s just bursting with flavor, and you just can’t get the same thing at all in “store bought” as you can your own homemade Waldorf salad. I hope you like this recipe – here’s what you need:

• 4 apples (cut in chunks)
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup walnuts
• 1/3 cup mayonaise
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 cup grapes

Put apple chunks in a bowl and cover with lemon juice (this keeps them from browning). Mix all other ingredients together in the bowl and its ready to eat, or you can chill it in the fridge for later. I like it best when it’s been chilling for about 30 minutes before the meal!

This is the classic “no-bake cookie recipe” your Grandma used to make. It’s quick and easy, and boy do they taste good! Sometimes we make these even more often than chocolate chips. I hope you like it as much as we do.

• 5 Cups Oatmeal-(Quick Oats)
• 3 Cups Sugar
• 1 Cup Peanut Butter
• 6 Tbs. Cocoa
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Mix the sugar and cocoa and stir in the milk and stir constantly, let boil for 2 minutes and keep stirring. Remove from heat and add the peanut butter, slowly mixing the oatmeal a little at a time and then the vanilla. When the mixture starts to thicken drop spoonfuls on wax paper, let cool and enjoy!