Confetti Cookies #1

2 c. Butter

2 c. Sugar

4 eggs

2-1/2 tsp. Vanilla

4 tsp. Cream of Tartar

2 tsp. Baking soda

1 tsp salt

4-1/2 c. Flour

Jimmies of your choice

Cream butter and sugar until blended.  Add eggs and mix until completely combined.  Add vanilla, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.  Mix until blended.  Add flour and mix until completely blended.  Scoop into desired ball size and roll in jimmies.  Bake at 350 degrees for 12 -15 minutes Until edges just start to brown.  Cool and enjoy!

1 c. sugar

1 c. light corn syrup

1-1/2 c. peanut butter

6 c. crispy rice cereal

1 c. chocolate chips

1 c. butterscotch chips

Combine sugar and corn syrup in saucepan and place over medium heat  Bring to a boil.  Once boiling, remove from heat and add peanut butter.  Combine until well blended.  Pour peanut butter mixture over crispy rice cereal and mix until blended.  Press into a  lightly greased quarter sheet pan.  In double boiler, melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chip until fully melted and no lumps. Spread over crispy rice mixture and spread evenly.  Let topping set and then cut and enjoy!

1 c. butter

3/4 c. sugar

3/4 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. baking powder

2-1/4 c. flour

1-1/4 c. chocolate chips

Cream softened butter, sugar and brown sugar in mixer until well blended.  Add eggs and blend until completely combined.  Add baking soda, vanilla, salt and baking powder and mix until combined.  Add flour and mix until all ingredients are evenly blended.  Add chocolate chips and mix.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until edges are browned and center is slightly lighter, but just .starting to brown.  Cool and enjoy!

Crust

4  c.  flour

1  c.  powdered  sugar

2  c.  melted  butter

1/2  c.  chopped  macadamia  nuts

Mix  all  four  ingredients  in  a mixer  or  by  hand.    Spray  a baking  sheet  and  press  the  crust  in   the  bottom  evenly.    Bake  at  350  degrees  for  15  minutes. 

Filling

4  c.  sugar

1/2  c. flour

2  tsp. baking  powder

1  tsp.  salt

8 eggs

1/2  c.  fresh  squeezed  lemon  juice

3T.  Lemon  zest

Mix  all  ingredients  in  mixer  with  whisk  attachment.    When  crust  is  done, pour filling  on  top  and  bake  at  350  degrees  for  20  minutes.    The  lemon  bars  will  be  done  when  the center  does  not  move when  you  jiggle  the  pan.    When  cool,  dust  with  powdered  sugar  and  enjoy!

Carrot  Cake

1-1/2  c.  canola  oil

4  eggs

1-1/2  c.  pureed  carrots

2  c.  sugar

2  tsp.  baking  soda

2  tsp.  cinnamon

1  tsp  salt

2  c.  flour

1/2  c.  crushed  pineapple

1  c.  crushed  walnuts

 Combine  oil,  eggs,  pureed  carrots and  sugar  in   mixer.    Mix  until  blended.    Add  baking  soda,  cinnamon  and  and salt.    Mix  until  blended.    Add  flour  and  mix  to  combine.    Add  pineapple  and  walnuts  and  mix  til  evenly  blended.    Bake  in  2-8inch  round  baking  pans  or  bake  in well  greased  mini  muffin pans.    An  8  inch round  will  bake  for  at  least  25  minutes  or  until  toothpick  inserted  in  middle  comes  out  clean.    Mini  cakes  will  bake  for  approximately  8-10  minutes.    Both  bake   at  350  degrees.    Enjoy!

Cream  Cheese Frosting

16  oz.  softened cream  cheese

4  c. powdered  sugar

8  T.  softened  butter

1-1/2  tsp.  vanilla

pinch  of  salt

Cream  butter  and  cream  cheese  in  mixer  until  well  blended.    Add  powdered  sugar  and  mix  until  combined.    Add  vanilla  and  salt and  mix  until  smooth.

 1.  c.  melted  butter

2  c.  crushed  graham  crackers

2  c.  shredded  coconut

2  c.  chocolate  chips

2  c.  butterscotch  chips

2  cans  sweetened  condensed  milk

1/4  c.  chopped  pecans

Pour  melted  butter  in a  13x17  in.  baking sheet,  making  sure  it  is  evenly  spread  on   the  pan.    Once  spread,  sprinkle  graham  cracker  crumbs  evenly  over  the  melted  butter.    Once  completed,  sprinkle  coconut  over  the  graham  crackers,  followed  by  chocolate  and  butterscotch  chips  in  successive  layers.      Next,  evenly  (and  carefully)  pour  the  sweetened  condensed  milk  6over  the  prior  layers.    Work  quicklu  when  pouring  the  sweetened  condensed  milk  trying  to  pour  it  evenly  so  each  can  covers  half  the  pan.    Finally,  sprinkle  the  chopped  pecans  over  the  top.    Bake  at  350  degrees  for  13-15  minutes.    Enjoy!