More Recipes & Visiting Teaching

This recipe for Candy Cane Kiss Cookies comes from Our Best Bites, go here to get the recipe. You can use the same recipe around Easter...just add Cadbury Mini Eggs! They are super delicious.

Gingerbread Bars

1/2 C butter or margarine, softened
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C Molasses
1 egg
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 C water

In mixing bowl cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the remaining wet ingredients and beat well.
Sift together dry ingredients and mix into wet ingredients alternately with water; mix well.
Pour into 13x9 pan, bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes. Cool thoroughly. Frost with Lemon cream cheese frosting.


Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 stick of butter, softened
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
4 C powdered sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese, add salt, zest and juice, mix in well. Add powdered sugar,
mix in.

Cookie Dough Truffles

1/2 c. butter, softened

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 c. miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional, I didn't add them)

1 1/2 pounds semisweet chocolate candy coating, chopped (or I just melted chocolate chips)

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla; mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts, if using. Shape into 1-inch balls; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Loosely cover and freeze for 1-2 hours or until firm. (The dough softens quickly at room temperature so it works best if they are frozen, not just chilled in the refrigerator).In a microwave safe bowl, melt candy coating (or chocolate chips), stirring often until smooth. Dip balls in coating (or drizzle on top); place on waxed paper-lined backing sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.

Apple Walnut Cookies
1 c canned applesauce

3 c quick rolled oats
1 1/2 c sugar

1 c chopped nuts
1/2 cu margarine

1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 c cocoa

1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp salt powdered sugar

Simmer applesauce gently 5 minutes. Add sugar, margarine, cocoa and salt. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat immediately. Add oats, walnuts, vanilla and almond extract. Mix well. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper. When cool. roll in powdered sugar makes 50 - 55 cookies.

Visiting Teaching: The end of the month is coming quickly. Just a reminder to get your visiting teaching done. I found this site that has fun ideas for visiting teaching, go here to see it. They have a lot of free printables and ideas that go along with the message for the month.