Monday, November 30, 2015

Red Candied Apples





2 cups Sugar
8 cups water
1 bottle red food coloring
24 oz. Cinnamon candies
6 apples (Jonathan or John-A-Gold)

Core and peel apples.  Slice apples.   In a pot dissolve sugar, water, and cinnamon candies in hot water.  Add food coloring.  Add apples.  Cook apples until they are tender.  If apples are not cinnamon enough, add cinnamon extract.  Drain liquid from apples.  Let cool in a container in the refrigerator before serving.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Peanut Blossoms



This is my aunt Sharol's recipe:

1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Butter or Margarine
1 cup Peanut Butter
2 Eggs
1/4 cup Milk
2 tsp Vanilla
3 1/2 cups Flour
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
2 (6.5 oz) packages of Hershey Kisses

Unwrap Hershey Kisses and set aside. Cream sugar, brown sugar, butter, and peanut butter. Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla. Stir flour, baking soda, and salt into egg mixture. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. After baking, place a kiss into each cookie. Makes 4 dozen.

Raspberry Dream Salad



I found this recipe on Pinterest and I added mini marshmallows to it.