12 fabulous minute Recipes

chewy , cherry-flavored cranberries and milk chocolate pair up together in a cookie reminiscent of the classic cake., fabulous black forest cookies, milk chocolate morsels, divided use, brown sugar, butter, softened, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ocean spray craisins cherry flavor sweetened dried cranberries, pecans or walnuts, coarsely chopped, preheat oven to 350o f., pour 3/4 cup morsels into an uncovered large microwave-safe bowl. set remaining morsels aside ., microwave morsels for 2 minutes on high. stir until chocolate is smooth., stir in brown sugar , butter, eggs and vanilla., add flour and baking powder, mixing until thoroughly combined., stir in remaining morsels , cherry flavor sweetened dried cranberries and pecans., drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet ., bake for 12 minutes or until cookies are puffed and set to the touch. for a firmer cookie for 14 minutes., cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes., transfer to a wire rack and cool completely., recipe and photography provided courtesy of ocean spray cranberries , inc.

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

zucchini hamburger pie, love the crispy golden crust and the hearty filling in this layered meat pie, pastry for a double-crust pie (9 inches), zucchini , cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 4-1/2 cups), ground beef, chopped green pepper, dry bread crumbs, grated parmesan cheese, dried minced onion, salt , dried oregano and dried parsley flakes, garlic salt, tomatoes, peeled and sliced, line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. arrange half of the zucchini in pastry shell; set aside., in a large skillet , cook beef and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., stir in the bread crumbs , parmesan cheese, onion, salt, oregano, parsley and garlic salt., spoon half over the zucchini ; repeat layers. arrange tomatoes over top., roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling., cut slits in top of pastry. trim , flute and seal edges., bake at 350o for 60-65 minutes or until golden brown., let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

southern pecan pralines, southern living sept . 1997, this is the recipe that we use. it is trully fabulous, butter, brown sugar, sugar, cream of tartar, evaporated milk, light corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract, coarsely chopped pecans, toasted, coat sides of a dutch oven with 1 tbsp butter. add brown sugar and next 4 ingredients., bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves (about 5 minutes)., cover and cook, without stirring , 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan., uncover and cook , stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes or until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234o)., heat; stir in 1/2 cup butter and vanilla., beat with a wooden spoon 5 minutes or until mixture is creamy and begins to thicken., stir in pecans ., working quickly , drop mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased wax paper; let stand until firm.

minute microwave fudge, please note your time may vary according to microwave wattage), time does not include cooling time ., please note : i have made this recipe for many years, powdered sugar, cocoa, salt, milk, vanilla, butter or margarine, chopped nuts (optional), powdered sugar , cocoa, and salt into a 1 quart microwave safe bowl., in milk and vanilla., butter on top ., on high , 2 minutes., please note your time may vary according to microwave wattage), in nuts (optional)., in 8 x 8 x 2 inch baking pan ., hour or until firm.

semisweet chocolate pieces (2 cups), sweetened condensed milk (1-half of a 14-oz can), water, chopped walnuts, toasted if desired, vanilla

stew beef chunks, yellow onion, chopped, stalks celery, sliced thinly, green pepper, chopped (1 pieces), stewed tomatoes, potatoes, cubed, salt, pepper, sugar, minute tapioca, chopped carrots (optional), bay leaf (optional)

chicken breasts, cream of mushroom soup, milk (use soup can), uncooked rice or 1 cup minute rice, mushroom stems and pieces, onion soup mix

ground beef, herbed toast (see below ), beef broth, onion flakes, onion powder, salt and pepper (i use a generous amount of both), ketchup, brown sugar, honey mustard

semisweet chocolate morsels (12 oz), butterscotch morsels (3/4 of a 12-oz bag), sweetened condensed milk (14 oz), vanilla extract, walnut halves (8 oz), currants (a couple handfuls), cake pan , lightly greased with softened butter, candied red and green cherries, for garnish (optional)