Mom's chocolate frosting

From: Six sisters stuff...
Mom's Chocolate Frosting:

1 stick margarine (1/2 cup), softened
1/4 cup milk
1-2 tsp vanilla (depending on your taste)
3 tablespoons of cocoa
2-3 cups of powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth.  Add more powdered sugar or milk until you reach desired consistency and spread on top of bars.

*This is delicious, it's great for frosting cakes, brownies, chocolate cookie filling etc.  So good!

Lemon Pound Cake

From: Pillsbury...
Beat until fluffy:
1 cup butter 
2 cup sugar
Add:
1/4-1/2 cup lemon juice
3 lemon rinds
Mix & then add to the butter mixture. Alternate adding the flour mixture while adding 1 cup of sour cream:
4 cups flour
1/2 t salt
1/2 t soda
Beat/whip 5 eggs with 1 cup of sugar. Fold this into the butter mixture.  Beat until fluffy.
Pour this into 2 large loaf pans that have been buttered and floured.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Glaze:
powdered sugar
little vanilla
milk, cream or lemon juice
Boil this in a sauce pan until smooth, brush over the loaves.

Lemon Lush

From: Shelly...
Mix together, press into a 9X13 pan and bake for 20 min. at 350 degrees
1 cup flour
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup nuts
Beat until fluffy, once crust has cooled smooth this over the top:
8 oz. of softened cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
1 cup cool whip
Mix & smooth over the top of your cream cheese mixture:
3 small packages of lemon instant pudding following pudding mixing instructions on the package.  Top with cool whip, refrigerate for a couple of hours at least before serving.  This is one of my favorite summer time treats:)

Hot Spiced Lemon Drink

From: Catherine...
2 1/2 qt. water
2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup +2 T lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 t. whole cloves
Combine water, sugar & juices. Place cinnamon stick and cloves on the double thick cheese cloth; bring up corners and tie with kitchen string.  Place in liquid and cook on low until heated through.  Discard spice bag before serving. You can put in slow cooker to keep warm.  This also tastes great chilled, such a yummy treat for the holidays.

Cake Balls

From: Stephanie...
Bake a cake mix according to package directions for a 9X13 cake. Allow to cool completely.  Using a fork break up the cake (I do this while it's still in the 9X13 pan).  Add 1/2 cup of frosting (butter cream, cream cheese or regular frosting).  At this point if you are wanting to make a few different flavors out of one cake mix this is the time to do it.
One cake mix divides three ways very nicely. Place your divided cake into three different bowls.  Now this is the part to be creative options may include: peppermint with crushed candy canes, orange oil extract, coconut extract with toasted coconut, recess peanut butter cups with an additional spoon full or so of peanut butter, rocky road, mint extract with Andes mints chopped up, strawberry extract, cherry etc. (amount for oils are 1t. if divided 3 ways) 
Using a cookie scoop (not to large) scoop out your flavored cake and place on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Freeze for 20 min. remove and roll or press into ball shapes.  Place them back into the freezer and allow to freeze completely at least 30 min. 
Using melting chips (can be found at Walmart, Zurchurs, Party Land or Fun Finity) dip and decorate your cake balls.

7 minute Frosting

From: Shelly...
1 cup sugar 
1/3 cup water
1/4 t. cream of tarter
dash of salt
In a sauce pan bring this to a boil, stir until sugar dissolves and then don't stir.  In your kitchen aid or blender beat 2 egg whites. Slowly add your sauce pan mixture and beat until stiff peaks appear add 1 t. vanilla.

Fresh Fruit Dip

From: ?...
8 oz. cream cheese
1 pint marshmallow cream
2 T frozen unmixed OJ concentrate


Mix with a blender and serve with fresh fruit.  This is also fun to make fruit ca-bobs and serve this as a summer time appetizer:)

Fruit Smoothie

From: Nat & I...
1/4 can frozen OJ
1/2 cup ice
1 1/2 cups or so of frozen fruit (mixed)
1 8oz. carton of peach (or any of your favorite) yogurt
sugar to taste (you shouldn't need to add very much at all)
about 3/4 cup of water, just enough so it mixes in your blender

Frosting

From: ?...
4 cubes of butter at room temperature
6 cups of powder sugar
1 T vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa powder (sift with powder sugar, this is if you want choc. frosting)


Beat the butter and then add the powder sugar and vanilla, mix for a while on high to beat in some air (this will make it lighter and more fluffy)

Fruit Tart

From: Shelly...
Mix together:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
1 1/2 cup whipped cream (measurement is before it has been whipped)
Crust:
1 3/4 cup flour
1 t. lemon juice
1 t. salt 
1/4 t. baking powder
1 T sugar
1/4 cup butter 
1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco

5 T ice water (more or less, your looking for a good cookie dough consistency)


Mix together all but the first 5 ingredients, then cut in the fat and the water. Roll out your dough and fit this in a pie pan, poke holes in the bottom and the sides.  Refrigerate this for about 20 min. or until it has chilled. Bake the crust at 400 degrees for approx. 15 min. or until lightly golden brown. 
Let the crust cool and then spread your cream cheese mixture down carefully, place fresh fruit and then coat with a jam glaze. (Jam glaze is a couple of good scoops of jam thinned with 1 T. water and then heated till it becomes thin).  Serve chilled. 

Fudge Sauce

From: Shelly...
1 can of canned milk
1 cup chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk


Heat the milk and add the chocolate chips and stir until melted.  Add the sweetened condenced milk and bring to a boil.  Continue stirring and allowing it to bubble until it thickens and reduces down.  This could 15-20 minutes.


Serve over ice cream or brownies:)

Fresh Apple Bars

From: Shelly...
Mix and let stand for 10 min:
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 cup raw apples peeled and coarsely chopped
Grease and flour a 9X13 dish, preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Mix:
1 1/2 cup flou
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
3/4 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. all spice
1 egg
Add the apples and sugar mixture along with 1/2 cup of melted butter, press into your 9X13 glass dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Glaze:
1 1/2 cup powder sugar
1 T. vanilla
2-4 T cream
Heat in a sauce pan stirring constantly until smooth and not "powder sugarish"
Pour this right over the apple bars once they are out of the oven, cool and serve.  This is one of my favorite treats, I really love this in the fall!

Ande's Mint Cookies-kid friendly!

From: Activity day treat that Bailie made...
Take a Devils Food cake mix add to this 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and 2 eggs.  Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto your baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.  While the cookies are cooling, place an Ande's mint on top of each cookie.  Let sit for 5 minutes and smooth out the melted mint on top of each cookie. Yum!!

Rolls

From: Andrea...
5 cups hot water
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
4 T yeast
4 eggs at room temperature
14 cups flour
4 t. salt
1 cup oil
Combine first 6 ingredients in your bosh (using the whisk beater) reserving 3 of the cups of flour, beat just till mixed.  Switch to your dough hook.  Let raise till the dough is to the top of your bosh bowl, turn on the bosh and beat the dough down, add salt oil and remaining flour to make a soft dough.  Mix on speed 1 for 10 minutes.  Form rolls, raise until doubled and cook at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
*Cinnamon roll modification:
Increase sugar to 1 1/2 cups, roll out to a 14X30 rectangle, spread over this 1 cube of butter, 1 cup of brown sugar and some cinnamon.  Bake.
This is such a great recipe these rolls/cinnamon rolls are amazing!

Apple Crisp

From: Andrea...
Mix together and set aside:
8 cups sliced apples
2/3 cup sugar
1 t. cinnamon
4 T melted butter
Mix:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
3/4 cup melted butter
Place the apple mixture in a greased 9X13 dish, top with the flour mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Scotcharoo's

From: Shelly...
6  cups of rice crispies
1 cup light Karo syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
6 oz. chocolate chips
6 oz. butter scotch chips


Melt sugar, peanut butter & Karo over medium low heat.  Once sugar has dissolved (do not let boil) pour over the cereal and mix to coat.  spread in an un-greased 9X13 pan.  Melt in the microwave the 6 oz. of chocolate chips and the 6 oz. of butter scotch chips. Spread over the cereal mixture.  I have found to cool the chocolate topping so it sets I put this in the freezer for about 10 minutes or so then I can take it out and it's perfect to cut, the chocolate will be set and not gooey.

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

From: Andy...
3/4 cup margarine
2 T vanilla
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 T baking powder
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 t. salt


Mix the dough (wet together & then dry together then combine).  Roll into balls and dip in powdered sugar.  Put onto a greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until done.

Caramel's

From: Shelly...
2 cups sugar
2 cups Karo
1 cube of butter
2 cups of cream


Melt together and bring to a boil the first 3 ingredients, when it begins to boil add slowly the 2 cups of cream.  The longer the caramel takes to come up to temperature the deeper the caramel flavor, so add the cream very slowly.  Cook until it reaches 232 degrees (using a candy thermometer).  Pour into a greased 9X13 dish.  I make this every year and wrap in candy wrappers and give as Christmas gifts, it's such a fun and tasty treat.


Note: Kevin and I have experimented with this and have found that adding about 3/4 to 1 cup of toasted chopped pecans added right before pouring into your dish makes it extra special.  Also we add to this once it has sat for a couple of minutes in the pan a sprinkle of course sea salt, it tastes very similar to some very expensive caramels we had one year.  Enjoy!

Cream Cheese Frosting

From: Pantry Secret's...
4 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup powder sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
milk

Mix and serve over cinnamon rolls:)

Caramel Corn

From: Karen...
1 cube butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 lb. (2 cups) packed brown sugar packed
1 cup Karo


Bring to a boil, let boil for about 8 minutes or so (this should look like a nice caramel color).. Pour over popped corn, this makes a large bowl (I use my largest silver bowl worth of popcorn, remember to remove un-popped corn).  So so good!