Family Favorite Desserts

Resses No Bake Peanut butter Squares
This is a family Favorite, and so easy to make

1 cup butter
4 cups icing sugar
1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
1 cup graham wafer crumbs
8 oz bag chocolate chips

In large saucepan, melt butter. Add next 3 ingredients; blend well. Press into 11x16" pan. On low heat, melt chocolate chips; spread evenly over peanut butter mixture. Chill, cut & serve.

Mice Cookies
These are fun to make and make great kids cookies for parties or school events.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla
2 2/3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
red licorice (cut into thirds)
Mini chocolate chips


In bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla. Stir dry ingredients together, then add to wet and stir thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Working with one quarter of the dough at a time and keeping remainder refrigerated, roll a scant tablespoon full of dough into ball. Then roll slightly one end to look like a mouse’s body for each cookie. Press eyes (Mini chocolate chips) firmly into the head end of the cookie. Insert a part of licorice in the other end for a tail. Add two small balls at back of head to make ears. You want them a bit thin and gangly looking, since they’ll puff a little when you bake them.

Place on lightly greased baking sheets (or use silicone sheets or parchment); bake in 325 F oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for a few minutes.

Can set them around a slice of cheese for effect.

Inside out Brownies

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
32 chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Chocolate Topping:

2 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vegetable oil


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss together flour and nuts and set aside. In a medium saucepan combine chocolate chips and butter, stirring over very low heat until chips are melted and smooth. (Mixture will be stiff.)

Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla to chocolate mixture; mix well. Add chocolate mixture to flour and nuts; mix well.

Shape 1 tablespoon of dough around each candy kiss, covering it completely. Shape into a ball and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies will be soft and appear shiny but will become firm as they cool. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.

Chocolate Topping:

Melt chocolate chips in a small saucepan with vegetable oil and stir until smooth. Dip just the top of the treat into the melted chocolate and set on rack to cool and firm chocolate.