PUMPKIN COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup shortening (you can substitute 1/2 short. with applesauce)
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• I use LOTS of chocolate chips
• I also added pumpkin pie spice-nutmeg would be good too
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together sugar, egg, shortening, and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in the pumpkin, raisins, and walnuts. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake 10-15 minutes in the preheated oven.

Chicken Pot Pie

1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
1 diced small onio
2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 C. Parsley (I use Less)
2 cooked chicken diced into cubes
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 C water
1/2 bag of corn
1/2 bag of peas
Any crust recipe you want. My sister in law uses Peppridge Farm Pastry sheets and bakes for 5-10 min. I just us a double crust recipe from Better Homes)

In skillet saute onion in heated butter until onion is tender. Stir in parsley, chicken, worcestershire sauce, black pepper, soup and water.

Spread in baking pan that has crust (or sheets) in it. Add vegetables and sprinkle cheese over filling. Add top crust and bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes.

So easy and SOOOO tasty!

Parmesan Artichoke Chicken

3/4 C. Mayo
3/4 C. Parmesan Cheese (grated)
1 Can Water packed artichokes
1 tsp garlic salt for taste
bread crumbs
4-6 defrosted breasts of chicken

Chop the artichokes up. Then throw everything together except the chicken and bread crumbs. Pound out the chicken. Then place the chicken on cookie sheet then lather some of the Mayo mixture on top. then sprinkle a fair amount of bread crumbs on top. 30-45 minutes at 350 This recipe is great served over rice.

Enjoy!

Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Cream together:
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Then add:
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 T. vanilla
3 cups rolled oats (I use the cannery quick oats)
Mix together and spread in a large (11.5 x 17.25) jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Frosting (optional):
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
5 T. melted margarine
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 T. warm milk
Mix well and frost while still warm (pretty much right out of the oven).

Celeste's Chicken Taquitos

White corn tortillas
1/2 batch of Yummy Salsa (from previous post)
5 chicken breasts
1 package of cream cheese (room temp)
1/4 colby jack cheese
Olive oil to fry them

Grill the chicken breasts then hand shred them. Mix the shredded chicken with the package of cream cheese, the salsa and cheese. Warm the tortillas up in the microwave for a few seconds so they don't crack when you roll them. Place 1 T. of Chicken mix on the edge of the tortilla and roll it up tight. I fry 6 at a time in the oil so that it is easier to control them. Makes about 3 DZ. Taquitos. Serve with remaining salsa. Brian loves them!!!

Yummy Salsa

1 can of S&W Mexican stewed Tomatoes
2 roma tomatoes
1 Bunch of Green Onions
1 Bunch of Cilantro
2T. of Red Wine Vinegar
1T. of Sugar
1T. Cumin
2T. Olive Oil
Tapatio Hot sauce (as much as you like, I only use a couple splashes)
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Garlic Salt
1 tsp. regular Salt
1 small can of fire roasted chopped green chilies

I cut up the green onion and pick the cilantro from the stems. Then throw it all in a blender. Blend for a couple of seconds and your done! :)

Flaky Pizza Snacks

1 can Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1/3 cup pizza sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup finely chopped tomato
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Chopped fresh basil leaves, if desired

-Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray cooking sheet with cooking spray. Unroll dough into 1 large rectangle; press perforations to seal.
-Spread pizza sauce evenly over rectangle to within 1 inch of edges. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Starting at short side, roll up rectangle, jelly-roll fashion. With sharp knife, cut into 16 slices. Place cut side down on cookie sheet.
-Top each slice with 1 tablespoon tomato and about 1 teaspoon mozzarella cheese.
-Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown and cheese is melted. ( Bottoms will be very deep golden brown) Top with basil.

I suggest using a sharp knife, other wise they are really hard to cut. I always get frustrated cutting them. It gets messy, but they turn out great. I suggest making two rolls for a meal. They are easy to pick up and eat. YUM!