Every year around Christmas, my Mom, sisters Kari and Brenda and I like to get together and have a Girl's Baking day. This last Sunday we did just that and invited our friend Shamara over to help. My Grandma even stopped by for a bit. It was a such a fun day and we got through 10 recipes in just a few hours. It took some planning but it all worked out.
We made two flavors of Fudge. The first is a traditional chocolate and the second is a peppermint. We followed this recipe from Nestle for both except in the peppermint one, we substituted mint chips and peppermint extract.
We also made Magic Bars using the recipe on the back of the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.
My favorites were these Holly Crackles.
These are my husband's favorite. Peanut Butter Cup Cookies.
These Oreo Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies sound strange but they are so delicious.
We had to make another batch of these awesome Rolo Turtles.
These Haystack cookies were requested by my sister Brenda. The recipe is super simple. Just melt 3/4 cup peanut butter and one bag of chocolate or butterscotch chips in a saucepan. When melted, add a 10 oz bag of chow mein noodles. Stir until full coated and then drop by spoonfuls onto parchment paper. Let set up for at least an hour and then enjoy the crunchy goodness.
Finally, a family favorite, Cowboy Cookies. I will share the recipe for these at a later time. They come from a cookbook my Mom helped put together when I was in 3rd or 4th grade at my Elementary school. Lots of great memorable recipes in there.
