Recipes

These cookies are delicious and also unusual when compared to your average chocolate chip cookies. They make for a great snack for anyone to enjoy and can even be served as dessert for a family gathering or a small get-together.

Ingredients:

8 ounces almond paste
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 drops green food coloring
4 drops yellow food coloring
4 drops red food coloring
1 (12 ounce) jar seedless raspberry jam, heated
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Nothing is better than fresh and homemade oatmeal raisin cookies. These are great for an afternoon snack and go perfect with a glass of milk.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3 tablespoons fructose sweetener
• 2 egg whites
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/3 cup chopped raisins

Memorial Day is this weekend and it’s time to cook up something that is sweet and great for everyone to enjoy. It’s the time for you and your whole family to sleep in and relax. This means that you want to cook something that is easy and delicious and that is exactly what these fudge cookies are for. You may even want your kids to cook them for you.

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Some morning we don’t feel like a heavy meal of bacon, sausage, eggs, and pancakes. Instead we search for something that is easy to make - but is light on our stomachs. Apple muffins is just the thing that would take care of this. They also make for a great afternoon snack.

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School is starting back up and we know that even though our children say that they are dreading going back we know that secretly inside they are happy to get back to a schedule they can stick to and the friends that they have fun with. The only thing that they will be dreading is the homework that their teachers will make them bring home.

There are snacks that taste great, but are hard to make and than there are some that are simple and easy to make in a pinch. Zesty snack mix is a great mix of everything that people love and can be easily cooked in the microwave. This is something that both children and adults will both enjoy.

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Mothers are always trying to find new ways to get their children to eat their vegetables. I don’t know about most of them, but here’s a good snack that will get them to eat their spinach. When you make a great spinach dip with chips children are bound to eat. Just make sure you don’t tell them what’s in it.

It makes a great after school snack and is easy and fast to prepare on those busy days.

For anyone who loves Mexican then you would love to try to experiment with making guacamole dip. It is an incredibly easy snack to make and it is one that everyone will enjoy. It also makes for a great appetizer if you are planning on making a Mexican dish that would go well with it.

Ingredients Are:

2 avocados - peeled, pitted and diced
2 teaspoons salt
1 large tomato, diced
1 onion, diced
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice