Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. vanilla
2eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup oats
2 1/4 cups flour
2 cups chocolate chips

Cream butter, sugars, lemon juice & vanilla together with electric mixer.  Add eggs and beat until fluffy.  Add salt, baking soda, cinnamon, oats, and flour.... beat just until blended.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Bake at 350 for 8-10 min.

Lasagna

This is my go-to-lasagna recipe!  Easy and you don't have to cook the noodles before hand.

what you need

1

lb. ground beef

2-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1

container (15 oz.) POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese

1/2

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

1/4

cup chopped fresh parsley

1

 egg, beaten

1

jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

1

cup water

12

 lasagna noodles, uncooked

make it

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BROWN meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 cups mozzarella, ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until well blended; set aside.

DRAIN meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add 1 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until well blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/4 cups light brown sugar

3/4 stick butter flavored Crisco 

2 TBS milk

1 TBS vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 3/4 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

3/4 cups chocolate chips

3/4 cups mini chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk & vanilla.  Beat at medium speed until light & fluffy.  Beat egg into creamed mixture.  Combine flour, salt, and baking soda.  Mix into creamed mixture until just blended.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough on baking sheet.  Bake 8-10 minutes.  Cool 2 minutes on a cooling rack.  Makes 3 dozen. 

Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps

*Makes 6 wraps*

1 cup cooked rice, warm or at room temperature

1 cup cooked, shredded chicken

1 can black beans, rinsed and drianed

1 green onion, finely sliced (white and green parts)

1/2 red or green pepper, diced

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

juice of 1 lime

1/2 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

2 cups shredded cheese (I used a combination of monterey jack and sharp cheddar)

Sour cream (optional)

6 burrito-sized flour tortillas

Mix rice together with chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Add remaining ingredients except for cheese and sour cream. Sprinkle cheese over tortillas, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges, then arrange chicken and rice mixture down the center of each tortilla. (Optional: on some of the wraps, I dotted the cheese with about 1-2 tablespoons of reduced fat sour cream before arranging chicken and rice mixture down the center - it made the wraps delightfully creamy.) Roll stuffed tortillas, leaving edges open. Spray the tortillas all over with cooking spray.

Heat a large non-stick skillet (or griddle) over medium heat for 1 minute. Arrange 2 wraps, seam-side down, in pan and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining wraps. Serve.

Whole-Wheat Macaroni and Cheese

INGREDIENTS

YIELD: 3 – 4 SERVINGS

• 1 – 1 ½ cups of dried whole-wheat macaroni noodles, boiled according to package directions
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup grated cheese (you can use any type of cheese…we usually use sharp white cheddar or a mix of different cheeses works well too)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Optional topping: grated parmesan cheese or whole-wheat breadcrumbs

DIRECTIONS

1. Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat.
2. Whisk in the flour and keep whisking for about 1 – 2 minutes until the roux (which is equal parts flour and butter or oil) starts to darken, but does not burn.
3. Turn the heat down to low and quickly whisk in the milk. Turn the heat back up to medium and keep whisking until the mixture starts to thicken and all lumps of flour are dissolved.
4. Stir in the grated cheese and once it melts mix in the cooked noodles. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Serve immediately and enjoy!

White Chocolate Treats

This is Cheri Stosic's recipe...

3 bags white chocolate chips
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup cashews
3 cups mini marshmallows
5 cups rice krispies

-melt chocolate in microwave
-add peanut butter and if hard to mix, reheat
-combine rice krispies, marshmallows, and cashews
-pour chocolate into dry ingredients
-drop by spoonful on cookie sheets covered in wax paper and refrigerate for 10 minutes.