Lisa's Berry Buckle

1/2 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 well-beaten egg
2 c flour
2 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 c milk
2 cup fruit (I think frozen works as well as fresh- popular favorites are blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or mixed berries)

Cinnamon crumbs: mix 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c sifted flour, 1/2 t cinnamon, cut in 1/4 c butter

Cream shortening, sugar, add egg; mix
Mix dry ingredients
Add to creamed mixture, alternte with milk
Spoon into well greased pan, top with fruit, sprinkle cinnamon crumbs over berries bake @ 350 for 45-50 min

Clementine's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cream together:
1 ¼ C butter (2 ½ sticks)
¾ C packed brown sugar
½ C white sugar

Beat in:
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Combine in separate bowl:
1 ½ C flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Combine wet and dry ingredients well, then stir in:
3 C oats
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 C chopped pecans
1 C raisins

Place rounded spoonfuls of dough on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake in 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet one minute before removing to wire cooling rack.
Enjoy!

Easy Caramel Popcorn

Pop ½ C corn kernels (= 8 cups popped)
Heat in saucepan over medium heat:
½ C butter
½ C brown sugar
7 large marshmallows
Stir until well combined.

Pour over popped corn and stir well to coat.

Heathers Banana Sour Cream Bars

Katie's sister Brenda made some awesome banana cake a few weeks ago. Chris really liked it. So we got a recipe from our neighbor, and made our own version...Chris prefers the cream cheese frosting, so that is what we did. But I bet the brown butter frosting is pretty good too.

Banana Sour Cream Bars

1 1/2 c. sugar1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. margarine/butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. mashed banana (about 3 bananas)

Cream together first 4 ingredients for 1 minute.
Add mashed bananas.
Mix well for 30 seconds.
Add:
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 c. flour
Mix well for 1 minute.
Pour into greased jelly roll pan.
Bake @ 375for 20-25 min.
Cool and top with Brown Butter Frosting.


Brown Butter Frosting
1/4 c. butter, brown slowly.
Add:2 c. powdered sugar,
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tblsp. Milk
Mix until smooth.
Pour on cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Mix together and spread on cake

Karen's Sopapilla Cheesecake

Ok~ here is our maiden recipe! This is a new one I just got off of a friends blog. We tried it last night, and it was yummy!

Sopapilla Cheesecake

2 cans crescent rolls
2 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened - not low fat - go for the good stuff!
2 C sugar (divided)
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 C butter
ground cinnamon (optional)
*Roll one can crescent dough into bottom of greased 9x13 baking pan.
*Stretch dough and pinch seams together to form crust.
*Blend together cream cheese, 1 C sugar and 1 tsp vanilla
*Spread over dough - not too close to edge
* Stretch second can of crescent rolls over cream cheese layer to form top crust
*Melt butter and 1 C sugar and 1 tsp vanilla and pour over crust
*Sprinkle with cinnamon
*Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes --it might take a few minutes longer--30 minutes left it a little gooey still in the middle.
*Let it cool for 15-20 minutes

We served it with fresh strawberries and raspberries, and whipped cream. Yummy!