Friday, March 27, 2009

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know this seems like a no-brainer, but these are my all-time favorite cookies. There is just something special about them. It obviously makes a TON so I usually half the recipe. I have had a lot of friends asking me for this recipe lately, so I thought I would share it with all of you as well. I hope you like them as much as I do!

Ingredients:

2 cups Shortening 2 2/3 cups flour
4 Eggs 4 cups Quick Cooking Oats
2 cups White Sugar 2 tsp. Salt
1 cup Brown Sugar 2 tsp. Soda
4 tsp. Vanilla 1 package chocolate chips

To make:

Mix the 1st collumn... shortening, eggs, white and brown sugar, and vanilla... Add remainder of ingredients... flour, oats, salt and soda... Mix... then finally the chocolate chips. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Take them out just before they look done and they will be perfect.

Chicken Puffs

I know there is already a recipe with the same name, but this is a little easier to make and quite a yummy one. This was the first real recipe I ever got from my mom when I was in college because I missed them so much. I haven't met anyone who hasn't liked them!

Ingredients:

1 package of chicken breasts (usually 3 chicken breasts)
8 oz package of cream cheese
2-3 Tblsp of butter
2 packages of cresent rolls

To make:

Cook the chicken in a pan of boiling water. Once cooked, shred and set aside. In a large bowl blend the cream cheese and butter. Add chicken and stir. Open cresent roll packages and spread apart individual rolls. Stretch them until just before they break. The softer they are the farther they will stretch. Place a spoonful of chicken mixture onto each roll dough and fold corners over to create the puff. Bake according to the directions on the cresent roll package. I think it says to bake at 350 degrees and I usually do 325 degrees. Watch them and take them out when they are light brown on top.

**I usually cut the chicken into small pieces before I cook them and they cook faster. Plus, they are easier to shred when they are already in small pieces. Just a thought**