Snapple Flavored Ice Teas

2 quarts water
3 Lipton Tea Bags
For any of the flavors, boil the water in a large
saucepan. When the water comes to a rapid boil, turn off the heat,
put tea bags into water and cover. After tea has brewed about 1 hour,
pour sugar (or corn syrup) into a 2 qt. Pitcher, then add the tea.
The tea should still be warm so the sugar or sweetener will dissolve
easily. Add the flavoring ingredients (plus additional water if needed
to bring the tea to the 2 quart line. Chill.
For Lemon:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp Lemon juice
For Diet Lemon:
12 - 1 gram envelopes sweet n' low or equal
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp lemon juice
For Orange:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/8 tsp. Orange extract
For Strawberry:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 + 1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp. strawberry extract
For Cranberry:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp Ocean spray cranberry juice-cocktail concentra

Creme De Menthe

1 1/4 cups fresh mint leaves, slightly packed
3 cups vodka
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 Teaspoon glycerine (optional)
8 drops green food coloring (optional)
2 drops blue food coloring (optional)
Wash leaves in cold water several times. Shake or pat gently dry. Snip each
leaf into halves or thirds, discarding stems. Measure cut mint leaves to
above measurement. Combine leaves and vodka, steep for 2 weeks. Shake
occasionally. Strain out leaves. Boil sugar and water together, cool. Add to
vodka mixture, add optional ingredients. Age 1 to 3 months. Yield: 1 quart.

Kahlua

1 qt water
2 1/2 cups Sugar
3 tablespoons Instant coffee
1 tablespoon Vanilla
2 1/2 cups Vodka
Bring water, sugar and coffee to a boil in a saucepan.
Simmer VERY slowly for 3 hours. Mixture will be very dark
and syrupy. Cool. Add vanilla and vodka. Makes 7 cups.

Ben & Jerry's Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup Butter, room temperature
1/4 cup Granulated sugar
1/3 cup Brown sugar
1 Large egg
1/2 teas Vanilla extract
1 cup (+ 2 teas) All Purpose Flour
1/2 teas Salt
1/2 teas Baking Soda
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Coarsely Chopped Walnuts
1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Beat the butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl until light
and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
3. Mix the flour, salt, and baking soda in another bowl. Add the dry
ingredients to the batter and mix until well blended. Stir in the
chocolate chips and walnuts.
4. Drop the dough by small scoops 2 to 3 inches apart on an ungreased
cookie sheet. Flatten each scoop with the back of a spoon to about 3
inches in diameter.
5. Bake until the centers are still slightly soft to the touch, 11 to
14 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer
to racks to cool completely.
Makes 12 to 15 cookies.

Boston Market Cranberry Sauce

1 Pound Can jellied cranberry sauce
10 Ounce Jar Smucker's Simply Fruit Orange Marmalade
1/4 Teaspoon Ground ginger
2 Cup Fresh cranberries; each sliced into 2 or 3 pcs
1/3 cup Walnuts, chopped fine
In 2-quart saucepan, over medium-to-low heat, use rubber bowl scraper to
stir together jellied sauce, marmalade and ginger until melted, about 6-8
minutes. Add the sliced cranberries, keeping sauce on low. Stir often.
Continue cooking and stirring often until cranberries are no longer white
and taste tender to the bite (not soft, but not too crisp). Stir in walnuts.
When cooled to lukewarm, refrigerate, covered and use with a week to 10
days. Should freeze well to be used within 4 months.

Cracker Jack

4 Quarts Popped popcorn
1 Cup Spanish peanuts
4 Tablespoons Butter
1 Cup Brown sugar
1/2 Cup light Corn syrup
2 Tablespoons Molasses
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Combine popcorn and peanuts in a metal bowl or on a cookie sheet
and place in preheated oven. Combine all remaining ingredients in a
saucepan. Stirring over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil.
Using a cooking thermometer, bring the mixture to the hard-ball stage
(260-275 degrees). This will take about 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove the popcorn and peanuts from the oven and, working very quickly,
pour the caramel mixture in a fine stream over them.
Then place them back in the oven for 15 minutes.
Mix well every five minutes, so that all of the popcorn is coated.
Cool and store in a covered container to preserve freshness.

Pepperidge Farm Sausalito Cookies

1 pound butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour
1 1/2 12 oz. packages semi sweet choc. chips
3 cups chopped macadamia nuts
Cream butter, eggs, and vanilla in bowl. In a different bowl, sift
together the sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.
Combine the dry mixture with the egg/butter mixture. Add the
chocolate chips and nuts. Shape into 1 inch balls, place 1 inch
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 10 to 11 min.

Snickerdoodles

1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup Crisco butter shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degree. Mix sugar and shortening in a
large bowl, until well blended. Then add eggs, mix well,
and then vanilla. In another bowl, mix all dry ingredients.
Now add dry ingredients into shortening mixture. Mix very well.
Refrigerate dough for about 1 hour, this makes it easier to
roll and work with.
Mix together 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon
in a small bowl.
Roll dough into small balls, one at a time, and then roll
them in the cinnamon sugar mixture until well coated. Place on
an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 min. They will look
uncooked as they will not turn brown, and will complete
cooking as they cool.

Girl Scout Samoa Cookies

6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 of 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 cups toasted coconut
1 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
In 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, combine butter,
sugar and corn syrup. Heat to a full boil, stirring constantly
with a wooden spoon. Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Slowly pour in sweetened condensed milk, stirring constantly.
Continue cooking over low heat until candy thermometer reaches
220-228 degrees. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Beat until
creamy. Immediately stir in toasted coconut and mix well.
Spoon mixture by teaspoonfuls into circular mounds onto
buttered waxed paper. Flatten slightly and with the end of a
wooden spoon poke a small round hole into the center of each
cookie. Cool completely.
Melt chocolate chips and drizzle thinly in stripes over
cookies and let chocolate harden at room temperature. Store
in airtight container.

Marshmallows

1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 1/2 envelopes (2 tbls. plus 2 1/2 teas.) unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup hot water (about 115F.)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
Oil bottom and sides of a 13- by 9- by 2-inch rectangular metal
baking pan and dust bottom and sides with some confectioners' sugar.
In bowl of a standing electric mixer or in a large bowl sprinkle
gelatin over cold water and let stand to soften.
In a 3-quart heavy saucepan cook granulated sugar, corn syrup,
hot water, and salt over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon,
until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to moderate and boil mixture,
without stirring, until a candy or digital thermometer registers 240F,
about 12 minutes. Remove pan from heat and pour sugar mixture over
gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin is dissolved.
With standing or a hand-held electric mixer beat mixture on high speed
until white, thick, and nearly tripled in volume, about 6 minutes if
using standing mixer or about 10 minutes if using hand-held mixer. In
a large bowl with cleaned beaters beat whites (or reconstituted powdered
whites) until they just hold stiff peaks. Beat whites and vanilla into
sugar mixture until just combined. Pour mixture into baking pan and
sift 1/4 cup confectioners sugar evenly over top. Chill marshmallow,
uncovered, until firm, at least 3 hours, and up to 1 day.
Run a thin knife around edges of pan and invert pan onto a large cutting
board. Lifting up 1 corner of inverted pan, with fingers loosen
marshmallow and let drop onto cutting board. With a large knife trim
edges of marshmallow and cut marshmallow into roughly 1-inch cubes.
Sift remaining confectioners' sugar into a large bowl and add
marshmallows in batches, tossing to evenly coat. Marshmallows
keep in an airtight container at cool room temperature 1 week.

Funnel Cakes

2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups sifted flour
1 teas. baking powder
1 teas. salt
2 cups vegetable oil
cinnamon sugar
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large mixing
bowl, stir together the eggs and the milk. Add flour mixture to the
egg mixture. Beat with a mixer until smooth; the consistency
should be thin enough to run through a small kitchen funnel.
Test it and if it is too thick beat in a little more milk;
if too thin, beat in a bit more flour,
In an eight inch skillet, heat the oil to 360 degrees.
Put your finger over the bottom opening of the funnel, and fill the funnel
with a generous 1/2 cup of the batter. Hold the funnel close to the
surface of the oil, and release the batter into the oil while making a
circular motion. Fry until golden brown, use tongs and wide spatula to
turn the cake over carefully. Fry the second side 1 minute.
Drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with powdered sugar or
cinnamon sugar.

York Peppermint Patties

1 (14-ounce) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
green or red food coloring, optional
6 cups confectioners' sugar
Additional confectioners' sugar
1 - 16 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
In large mixer bowl, combine Eagle Brand, extract and food coloring if
desired. Add 6 cups sugar; beat on low speed until smooth and well blended.
Turn mixture onto surface sprinkled with confectioners sugar. Knead lightly
to form smooth ball. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on wax
paper-lined baking sheets. Flatten each ball into a 1 ½-inch patty. Let dry
1 hour or longer; turn over and let dry at least 1 hour.Melt the chocolate
chips in a microwave set on high for 2 minutes. Stir halfway through the
heating time. Melt thoroughly, but do not overheat. Melting the chocolate
chips can also be done using a double-boiler over low heat. With fork, dip
each patty into warm chocolate (draw fork lightly across rim of pan to
remove excess coating). Invert onto wax paper-lined baking sheets; let stand
until firm. Store covered at room temperature or in refrigerator.

Snapple Flavored Ice Teas

2 quarts water
3 Lipton Tea Bags
For any of the flavors, boil the water in a large
saucepan. When the water comes to a rapid boil, turn off the heat,
put tea bags into water and cover. After tea has brewed about 1 hour,
pour sugar (or corn syrup) into a 2 qt. Pitcher, then add the tea.
The tea should still be warm so the sugar or sweetener will dissolve
easily. Add the flavoring ingredients (plus additional water if needed
to bring the tea to the 2 quart line. Chill.
For Lemon:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp Lemon juice
For Diet Lemon:
12 - 1 gram envelopes sweet n' low or equal
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp lemon juice
For Orange:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/8 tsp. Orange extract
For Strawberry:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 + 1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp. strawberry extract
For Cranberry:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1 16 oz. bottle light corn syrup)
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp Ocean spray cranberry juice-cocktail concentrate

Snickers Cheesecake

3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon white sugar
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
3 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 (2.16 ounce) Snickers candy bars, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine the
melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press into the
bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Allow to cool. In a large bowl, cream the 3/4 cup of sugar and cream
cheese together until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Stir in
chopped candy bar, and pour into baked crust. Bake at 350 degrees F for
45 minutes. Let cool and carefully remove the springform pans side.
Makes 1 - 9 inch springform pan.

Goo Goo Clusters

1 large bag miniature marshmallows
1 bag chocolate chips
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 can Eagle Brand milk
2 tsp. butter
Melt chocolate chips in pan with Eagle Brand milk.
While this is heating, mix marshmallows and peanuts in a large
bowl. Pour melted mixture over nuts and marshmallows. Mix
together. Pour in buttered pan. Chill 2 hours and cut.

Mrs. Fields Peanut Butter Cookies

2 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup Peanut butter; creamy
3 Eggs
1 Cup Butter; softened
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
1 1/4 Cup Dark brown sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Baking soda
2 Cup Flour
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and
salt. Mix well with a wire whisk. In a large bowl, blend sugars using a
mixer at medium speed. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste. Add eggs,
peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add
the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed. (Do not overmix).
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 1 1/2 inches
apart. With a wet fork, gently press a crisscross pattern on top of the
cookies. Bake for 8-22 minutes until cookies are slightly brown along the
edges. Transfer cookies immediately to cool surface with a spatula.

Carmel Apples

12 tart apples, washed and dried
3/4 cup chopped salted peanuts
1 cup light corn syrup
dash of salt
1/2 cup butter
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1-14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
In 2 quart saucepan melt butter and add salt, syrup and sugar.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until mixture comes
to a full boil, 10-12 minutes. Stir in milk and continue cooking,
stirring occaisionally, until small amount of mixture dropped in
ice water forms a ball or candy thermometer reaches 245 F.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Dip apples in carmel mixture.
Place coated apples on waxed paper. Put peanuts in a small
bowl so you can dip the apples in. Allow to dry completely
and then place in air tight container.

Cadbury Eggs

1/2 cups light corn syrup
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teas. vanilla
1/4 teas. salt
3 cups powdered sugar
4 drops yelllow food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
1 - 12 oz. bag milk chocolate chips
2 Tbls. shortening
Combine corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat well with
electric mixer. Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing by hand after each
addition. Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place in small bowl. Add yellow &
red coloring and stir. Cover both mixes and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
When mixes are firm, roll a small ball from the orange filling and wrap
around it a portion of the white filling that is twice that size. Form into
the shape of an egg and place onto a cookie sheet that has been brushed with
shortening. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate 3-4 hrs. Combine
chocolate chips with shortening in glass bowl. Microwave on high for 1
minute. Then stir and microwave another minute. Use a fork to dip each
center into the chocolate. Place candy onto wax paper to dry. After 1-2
hours of chilling, dip each candy one more time and chill.

Baby Ruth Bars

1 1/3 cups margarine
2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup white corn syrup
8 cups oatmeal
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
Melt margarine. Add brown sugar, syrup, peanut butter,
oatmeal and vanilla. Put in 9x13 cake pan.
Bake 350 for about 15 minutes.
Topping:
6 oz. package. chocolate chips
1/2 6 oz. package butterscotch chips
2/3 cup peanut butter
1 cup chopped nuts/peanuts
Melt together and spread on top. Cut into bars when cool.