Oatmeal Butterscotch Bars

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1 1/2 cups flour
4 cups oatmeal

Filling:

1 package butterscotch chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 T. butter
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. salt

Combine ingredients until blended. Save some mixture for the top. Press into bottom of large cookie sheet. Mix all filling ingredients in a saucepan on low heat until melted. Top with reserved crumbs. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Apricot Chicken

Approx 4 chicken breasts

1 envelope onion soup mix

Approx 1/2 jar of apricot jam. Sometimes I use apricot pineapple.

Approx 1/2 bottle 1,000 island salad dressing

Mix ingredients together. I usually bake it in a crock pot, but you can cook it at 375 for about an hour (until chicken is fully cooked). It tastes great over rice!!!

Skittles Jello Salad

No, there are no skittles in this salad. That is just what it reminds me of. This is a recipe I got from Marlise and it is almost always at any family get-together. I am just putting the directions on from memory, so I hope it makes sense!!!!

1 large box green jello
2 boxes lemon pudding cook n serve
1 box instant lemon pudding
approx. 1 cup milk
1 large tub cool whip

Cook lime green jello according to directions. Pour in pan and set aside. Immediately start making lemon pudding cook n serves (doubling the recipes, as there are two boxes). Pour cook and serve mix into lime jello mix and with a wire whisk, mix the two together in the pan. Put in fridge and let the jello set. Mix the cool whip with the instant lemon pudding mix and milk. Spread on top of the jello when it is set. This is such a Utah recipe!!!

Parmesan Corn Chowder

This is one of my favorite soup recipes I usually make as soon as fall is around the corner. I found it in an old Better Home and Gardens recipe book and I love it! We usually double the recipe.

2 cups chopped peeled potato

1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot

1/2 cup thinly sliced celery

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup flour

2 cups milk

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 can cream-style corn

Boil all vegetables in a pot. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the flour. Add the milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add the cheese, stirring until it is melted. Carefully add the cheese mixture to vegetable mixture. Stir in the corn. Heat the soup through, stirring occasionally.

Chocolate Pan Cake

2 Cups flour
2 Cups sugar
1/2 C shortening
1 stick butter
1 cup water
2 eggs beaten
4 Tbsp. Cocoa
1/2 C. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt

Frosting

1 cube butter
4 Tbsp. cocoa
6 Tbsp. milk

Sift dry ingredients together, set aside. in pan bring to boil shortening, butter, water, and cocoa. Pour over flour mixture while still hot. Beat until blended. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda, salt, and vanilla. Grease large cookie sheet (with sides). Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
I got this recipe in the relief society newsletter one month. It makes the best sheet brownies. Great for a big crowd!!

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 stick margarine or butter

For Frosting

Bring above ingredients to boil. Remove from stove. Add 1 box powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 1 cup of nuts if desired. Frost while the cake and frosting are still warm, but not real hot. Put in fridge until frosting goes stiff.

Chocolate Drop Cookies

A very gooey brownie like cookie with marshmallow. Need I say more?

2C. flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 C. cocoa
1/2 C shortening
1 t. vanilla
1 C. sugar
1 egg
1/2 C. milk

Bake cookies for 8 min @ 350. Place 1/2 lg. masrshmallow on top of each cookie. Bake for 2 more minutes. Frost with chocolate icing.



Did I mention how messy they are?