Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 c  Butter
2 c  Sugar
2 c  Brown sugar
4    Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
4 c  Flour
5 c  Oatmeal flour*
1 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Baking soda
24 oz Chocolate chips
3 c  Chopped nuts
8 oz Hershey bar(grated)


Preheat oven to 375 F. 
Cream butter, sugars, egg and vanilla together.
Add flour, oatmeal powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda and combine.
Fold in chips, chocolate and nuts. 
Roll dough into golf-ball sized portions and place on ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake for 6 minutes.
Makes 112 cookies.

*Oatmeal Flour - Pre-measure 5 cups oatmeal. Put in blender or processor, and grind until powdered.

Loaded Potato Salad

Courtesy: K. Greene

• Boiled Red Potatoes - Chopped
• 1 Red Onion - Chopped
• 1 c. Mayonnaise
• 3 oz. Red Bell Peppers - Chopped
• 3 oz. Green Bell Peppers - Chopped
• 4 oz. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 5 oz. Bacon - Chopped
• 1 c Sour Cream

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate before serving. Add chive or green onion if desired.

Crunchy Granola

This recipe is great for making granola as a snack, to mix with yogurt, or as a breakfast cereal all by itself.

• 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 6 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 8 cups rolled oats
• 2 cup chopped peanuts

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.

Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and reserve.

Combine brown sugar and water in a microwave safe bowl. Place in microwave on high for 5 minutes and cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from microwave, add vanilla extract and salt.

In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, and brown sugar syrup mixture. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Spread the granola onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and crunchy.

When the mixture comes out of the oven, it is still very pliable. You may choose to add in dried fruit as a finishing touch at this time. When granola has cooled completely, store in an airtight container.