Preacher Cookies

Another lemonade stand, another sweet to cook. This time it’s cookies. Preacher cookies. The best preacher cookies ever.

This recipe came from my Granny who is southern through and through - especially in cooking (you should taste her green beans and potatoes!). They are delicious and I wouldn’t change a thing (like I did with my chango bars). To quote my brother, Richard, "I'm really tempted to just go in there and eat all of those cookies!" We decided he wouldn't go in the kitchen. :)

Here’s the recipe. It’s doubled, because you can’t make a single batch and expect them to last the day. The double batch doesn’t last long either, though.

Granny's Preacher Cookies  

4 cups sugar                2/3 cup peanut butter

1 cup butter                  6 cups oats

1 cup milk                     2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup cocoa (Hershey's is the best)

Mix sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa in a large pot on medium heat. 

Bring to a boil. Keep stirring. Boil for 30 seconds.

Add peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Mix.

Turn off stove and spread out wax paper. Mix. Drop onto wax paper.

Let cool and harden. Peel off wax paper and store in fridge.

I really hope you like these, because I know my family does!

Enjoy!

Chango Bars

Chango Bars. Never heard of them? Well, I’ll explain.

Chango bars are a spanish dessert that’s kind of a mix between cake and brownies, but the only chocolate in them are the chocolate chips. They are really easy to make and are also a lot of fun.

So now for where I got the recipe.

I was in second grade and it was reading. The recipe was talked about in a story and the real thing was in the back of the book. Yes, it came from a text book. Our class made the the batter and sent it to the kitchen to cook (this was before I homeschooled and could do all that myself). We were dying to try them all day. Then, just before recess, we finally got to bite into the sweet treat (notice it was right before recess - there were some people who would benefit from running off the sugar before the next subject). Everybody loved them. We were allowed to write down the recipe and I immediately did so. The next time I made them was at home and I tweaked the recipe. I continued to tweak it until I had found a wonderful combination of ingredients that is always a crowd pleaser.

Now for the recipe:

Chango Bars

1 cup butter                    2 ⅓ cups flour

2 cups brown sugar       1 Tbs baking powder

½ cup applesauce         1 tsp salt

3 eggs                            2 ½ cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 in glass baking pan. Melt butter. While this is melting, cream brown sugar, applesauce, and eggs, then add the butter. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and stir into wet mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

I really like this recipe and hope you do too!

Loads of Cupcakes

I made 6 dozen white wedding cupcakes for a friend’s older sibling’s wedding reception. I tested them the week before (only making 3 dozen) and everybody loved them so much that I didn’t get to try any. I made extra this time in hopes of getting a taste before they disappear.

Here’s a pic. from the trial run (they were for a lemonade stand):

And so, this time I got a day off of schoolwork to work on dozens of cupcakes. It took me all morning just to get the unfrosted ones for the reception finished.

After that, I came home and made some more - complete with frosting this time.

Here’s the link to the recipe (it’s another blog) just in case you want to try making them.

http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/03/16/white-wedding-cake-cupcakes/

I only had 16.5 oz. of cake mix but it worked just fine. You may need to make a little extra frosting though.

Enjoy!