Bless This Little Kitchen

Easy Chocolate Eclair Cake recipe

Yum! Yum! What can be said! Well worth the effort!

1 box graham crackers

2 packages (small) instant vanilla pudding

3 cups milk

1 (8oz) carton of whipped topping, thawed

1 can of dark chocolate prepared frosing

Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Line bottom with whole graham crackers, breaking as needed to cover the bottom of the pan. In a large bowl, mix pudding packets with milk; beat two minutes at medium speed; gently mix in thawed whipped topping. Pour mixture over graham crackers. Add another layer of graham crackers as before, on top of pudding. Repeat until all graham crackers and pudding are used: end with a layer of graham crackers...(usually 3 layers is possible--depaending on the pan size and cracker size). Refrigerate 2 hours, then frost:

To frost eclair cake, empty the contents of the frosting can into a large bowl and microwave until thin enough to pour over the top of cake; spread to cover completely. Refigerate 24-hours before serving.

Serves: 16-20

 

Dishpan Cookies recipe

Everything but the kitchen sink? Maybe!

2 cups sugar

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons salt

4 cups corn cereal flakes

1 1/2 cups quick-rolled oatmeal

Preheat oven to 325-degrees F. In a large bowl, combine both sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla; mix well. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; blend well into sugar mixture. Add cereal and oats. Mix thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes.

Chocolate Krispie Bars recipe

Great! Chocolate, krispie, yum!

1 (11oz) package milk chocolate chips

1/2 cup butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup powdered sugar

4 cups krispy rice cereal

In a large, microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter, heating at 30 second intervals as not to scorch chocolate. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, and rice cereal,; stir to blend thoroughly. Pour onto wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Allow to cool; cut into bars. 

Super-Easy Lemon Bars recipe

Just a few ingredients to make a wonderful treat!

1 package 1-Step angel food cake mix

1 can lemon pie filling

1 cup coconut

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. In a large bowl, blend together all ingredients; mix well. Lightly grease a 10 x 15-inch baking pan; add ingredients. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Use a powdered sugar glaze, if a frosting is desired.

Butter Balls Cookie recipe

Mouthwatering!

1 cup butter

1/4 cup sugar

2 cups ground pecans

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 300-degrees F. In a large bowl, cream butter until softened, add sugar, pecans, and flour; mix well. Shape into balls using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each. Bake 45 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Roll in confectioners' sugar when first removed from the oven, then again when cooled.

Serves: 4 dozen cookies

Boyfriend Cookies recipe

Good for just about anyone!

1 cup butter

1 1/3 cups sugar

1 1/3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted

1 teaspoon soda

3 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats

1 1/2 cups salted peanuts

1 6oz package chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375-degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter; slowly adding sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until fluffy. In a separate large bowl, wisk together flour and baking soda; add oats and blend well. Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Stir in peanuts and chocolate chips. Drop by spoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until just golden brown.

Yield: 7 dozen cookies

 

Doodle Cake recipe

So easy...ANYONE can make it! Fun to make with kids!

Cake:

2 cups white sugar

2 small cans crushed pineapple, undrained

2 cups self-rising flour

2 eggs, slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Spread into a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Bake 25 minutes, or until cake tests done with a toothpick.

Topping:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 stick butter, (1/2 cup)

1 small can evaporated milk

In a small saucepan, boil together 3-5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Spread on cake. 1 cup coconut and 1 cup chopped nuts may also be added before spreading on cake.

Serves: 8-10

 

 

 

Scotch Cookies recipe

Tasty little sandwichs...tart jelly makes them extra good!

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tspn ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tspn allspice
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

tart jelly in desired flavor

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Cream butter and sugar together and add egg, beating until well blended. Sift dry ingredients together. Mix with creamed butter mixture. Roll out to 1/4-inch thick and cut into small rounds. Bake until slightly gold around the edges; cool on wire rack. When cool, put together 2 cookies, sandwich style, using tart jelly. Finish off by drizzling with icing made from powdered sugar and lemon juice.

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Strawberry Pie recipe

Big Boy restaureant style! Choose BIG pretty berries!

1 deep-dish 9-inch pie shell, baked
1 quart strawberries
1 3oz package strawberry gelatin
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cornstarch

Clean and trim strawberries leaving them whole. A nice flat trim across the hull will make sure they stand up straight and tall! Stand upright (if possible) in baked pie shell.

In a medium sauce pan, combine sugar, water, and cornstarch. Bring to a boil; simmer gently until liquid is clear and everything is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved.

Let stand to cool. Pour over berries; chill. If gelatin mixture is too thin it will not coat the berries. Allow to cool further until mixture thickens, then proceed)

Serves 7-8...1 nine inch pie

Breakfast Cake recipe

One-dish breakfast!

1 lb raisins
2 cups water
1 lb bulk sausage, without sage
1 lb brown sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 tspn baking powder
1 tspn salt
1 tspn baking soda
1 tspn cloves
1 tspn cinnamon
1 tspn allspice
1 tspn nutmeg

Preheat oven to 300-degrees. In a medium suacepan, boil raisins in water for 10 minutes, or until soft and plump. Drain raisins reserving 1 cup of liquid. In a large bowl combine sausage, breaking into pieces, with reserved raisin water. Mix well. Add dry ingredients in order listed; add raisins. Mix well. Pour into a lightly greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake 2 hours, or until cake tests done with a toothpick.

Serves: 6-8