Gerald Ford's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

J. Flake

Gerald Ford's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

makes 5 dozen
1 c. butter, softened (2 sticks)
1 3/4 c. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
1/4 c. sour cream
2 c. flour
3/4 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. white chocolate chips
1 c. chopped Brazil nuts or almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl, beat together butter
and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well
after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Stir melted chocolate and sour
cream into creamed mixture. In medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa,
baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed
mixture. Stir in white chocolate chips and nuts. Drop patter by
tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes. Remove from
oven and cool 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack and cool
completely.

**I did not add nuts to my cookies, but if you like nuts it is a great addition.



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Oreo Bon Bons

SJ. Gardner

Crush one package of Oreos, and mix well with 8 oz of softened cream cheese. Form into balls.
(I used a melon scooper.) Dip balls in melted chocolate. Set on wax paper. Store in Fridge to
help set up the chocolate, and because I don't think cream cheese should be left out. (plus it help
keeps my kids from eating them all in one day!) I don't know how many it will make, depends on
the size of the balls you make, but at least 4 to 5 dozen.

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Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

C. Jensen

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
4 c peanut butter
4 c sugar
4 eggs

Mix together. Roll into balls and place on cookie sheets. Bake at 350º for 10 - 13 minutes or until the tops start to crack slightly. Take out of the oven and put the chocolate kisses immediately on the top of each cookie. Leave cookies on the cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes before putting on a wire rack to cool. Makes 4 dozen.

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Chocolate Zucchini Roll

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup all purpose flower

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup shredded peeled zucchini

Filling:

1 ( 8oz) package cream cheese softened

1/2 cup butter margarine softened

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup confectioner's sugar

In a mixing bowl beat eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, add to egg mixture and mix well ( batter will be thick). Stir in zucchini, spread into a greased and wax paper lined 15in x 10in x 1in baking pan. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until cake spring back lightly touched, Then turn onto a linen towel dusted with confectioner's sugar, peel off wax paper and roll up jelly roil style, starting with the short side, cool on wire rack.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy, beat in confectioners;s sugar, unroll cake, spread filling to within 1 in of edges, roll up again, dust with confectioner's sugar, refrigerate until serving.

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Zucchini Brownies

1/2 cup Vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350, grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan
In large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and 2 tbsp vanilla extract until well blended. Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt, stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in zucchini and walnuts, spread evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until brownies spring back when gently touched.

To make frosting,

6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup margarine
2 cups confectioners sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract.

melt together the 6 tbsp of cocoa and margarine, set aside to cool, in a medium bowl blend together with the confectioners sugar, milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla, stir in cocoa mix, spread over cooled brownies before cutting into squares.

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Cucumber Salad

About 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes ( you can sub Roma tomato's cut up)
About 2 cups cucumber slices quartered
Can of black olives, drained
1.2 cup Italian house dressing ( wishbone is tasty)
2 tbs sager ( optional, if you like a little sweet zing)

Mix all items together and serve.
* you can add 2 cups cooked Rotini pasta and make it into a pasta salad,
you can also add a couple of tbsp of chopped red onion, if you like onions in your salad.

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Cucumber Sandwhiches

Bread, cut with cookie cutter
4 oz. cream cheese or veggie cream cheese
3 tsp dill mix ( recipe below)
Cucumber ( one slice per sandwich)
Cookie cutter up your bread.
Mix together cream cheese and dill mix. Spread on bread.

Place cucumber slice in the middle and garnish with a sprinkle of dill.

Dill recipe:
1/2 tsp dried minced onion
1/2 tsp dried minced garlic
Dash of garlic salt
3 tsp dried dill
MiX!
OR
use Knoor dill dip or Pampered Chef dill mix

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