Banana Oatmeal Cookies

These delicious treats are healthy and tasty! Great for an after school snack with a glass of milk...

• o   1 c. butter or margarine
  
• o   1 c. sugar
  
• o   1 egg
  
• o   1 c. ripe mashed banana
  
• o   1 ½ c. flour
  
• o   ½. tsp.  salt
  
• o   1 tsp. cinnamon
  
• o   ½ t. soda
  
• o   1 ¾  c. rolled oats
  
• o   ½ c. Nuts if desired

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and bananas. Mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients, oats, and nuts. Place teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350* for 12 minutes or till done. Makes 4 dozen.

Kids favorite--- Big Soft Ginger Cookies

•    2 ¼ c. all purpose flour
  

o   2 tsp. gr. Ginger

o   1 tsp. baking soda

o   ¾ tsp. cinnamon

o   ½ tsp. gr. Cloves

o   ¼ tsp. salt (opt.)

o   ¾ c. butter or margarine

o   1 c. sugar plus 2 Tbsp. for rolling

o   1 egg

o   ¼ c. molasses

Combine dry ingredients. Beat butter and sugar; beat in eggs and molasses. Stir in dry ingredients. Roll into dough balls 1 ½ in thick and roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes until light brown.

Mrs. Field's Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 2 c. br. sugar
  
• 2 c. sugar
  
• 2 c. butter, softened
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 2 t. baking powder
  
• 1 t. salt
  
• 1 t. baking soda
  
• 2 t.  vanilla
  
• 4 c. flour
  
• 3 c. oatmeal
  
• 2 lg. bags chocolate chips
  

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and spices; beat well. Stir in flour and oatmeal, then chips and nuts (opt.). Chill to set. Mold into golf ball size and place 2 in. apart on ungreased pans. Bake 6-8 minutes at 375*.

PIZZA OMELETTE

Uncle Glen's Fabulous breakfast treat--similar to a Fritatta

• Fry up some bacon in a tall non-stick frying pan-- about a 1/3 lb (till cooked and greasy)
• Whip up eggs (6-12 depending on batch size) with a little water about a Tbsp. per egg
• Pour egg mix into the bacon with grease and turn on LOW/ SIMMER

• Add cheeses, other meats, veggies-- spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, etc. whatever you want to make your masterpiece
• Allow eggs to rise up as they cook --about 1/2 hour. It should cook quite evenly and look cooked all the way through. Serve with toast, or try it with a vinagrette salad for lunch!

APPLE PUFF PANCAKES!!

The ultimate delicious breakfast that tastes like dessert!

• 2 T. Sugar
• 3/4 tsp. Cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 large tart Apple

Batter:

• 1/3 c. flour
• 1/2 c. milk
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• another 2 Tbsp sugar and tsp cinnamon (opt)

Preheat the oven to 450*; place the butter at the bottom of an 9" glass pan and put it in the oven to melt. Then add 2 T sugar and 3/4 tsp cinnamon--mix it around evenly. Slice the apple(s) and place them at the bottom of the pan, stirring them in the sugar mix. Let roast in the oven while preparing the batter (5 minutes).
Throw all other ingredients into a blender and mix it up well. Pour into the pan and bake for 10 minutes. Then lower the temperature to 350* for another 6-8 minutes or until the edges are a dark golden brown and puffy.

Blackbottom Cupcakes

These are all about indulgence...

1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. water
5 Tbs. oil (if you want to make a little bit healthier we use 2 T applesauce and 3 T oil)
1 Tbs. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together and fill cupcake cups 1/2 full with batter.

Topping:
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
6 oz chocolate chips (we use milk chocolate chips and LOTS!)
chopped nuts

Mix together everything except nuts and put a spoonful in each cupcake cup and then sprinkle chopped nuts on top.

Bake @350 for 25 minutes. Enjoy!!

Rasberry S'Mores

A fruity twist on a Camp Nauvoo favorite. I thought this was appropriate as we head into summer and camping and all. I stole it from Real Simple and it gets rave reviews:

• 8 graham crackers
• 32 large marshmallows, cut in half
• 2 1.5-ounce chocolate bars (such as Hershey's)
• 1 cup fresh raspberries

Adjust rack to middle position and heat broiler or toaster oven. Break the crackers in half to form squares and place on a baking sheet. Arrange 4 marshmallow halves on top of each square. Broil for 30 to 60 seconds or until the marshmallows are golden brown. Break each chocolate bar into 12 pieces. Arrange the chocolate and raspberries on top of half the crackers. Invert the remaining marshmallow-topped crackers onto the raspberry-and-chocolate-topped crackers, pressing gently to make sandwiches. Stack them, if desired.

Tip: For more deluxe s'mores, use high-quality chocolate, like Scharffen Berger or Valrhona.