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Oreo Cheesecake Bites

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:34:52 +0100

What You Need

36 OREO Cookies, divided

1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided

4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup Sour Cream

1 tsp. vanilla

4 eggs

4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

HEAT oven to 325°F.

LINE 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends extending over sides. Finely crush 24 cookies. Melt 1/4 cup butter; mix with crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Chop remaining cookies. Gently stir into batter; pour over crust.

BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; spread over top of cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Easy Mint Chocolate Bark Candy

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:47:14 +0100

Ingredients:
1 10oz. (1½ cups) package of Nestle® Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels
½ cup coarsely chopped oven roasted or toasted almonds

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pour morsels onto a foil or parchment-lined baking sheet (roughly 9x11-inch rectangle in size). Arrange the morsels so that they are in a single layer but touching each other. We used a 10x15-inch glass pan which we had on hand.
Bake for 1 to 3 minutes until the morsels are shiny. Remove from oven and place on a heat- safe surface. Using the tip of a butter knife, a chop stick, or wood skewer, immediately swirl the melted morsels to create a nice design.
Sprinkle with nuts. (You can substitute pretzels or any other kind of nut.)
Refrigerate for an hour before breaking into pieces.

That's it! So quick and easy! For a great gift idea, place the candies in a pretty foil or parchment paper-lined tin and tie a ribbon around it!

Happy Baking!

Chessy Potato Ham Casserole

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:54:54 +0100

Ingredients:

- 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
- 8 ounces cooked, diced ham
- 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup ( No MSG Soup )
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

        
            Directions:

    - Preheat oven to 375 degrees - Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

- In a large bowl, mix hash browns, ham, cream of 
potato soup, sour cream,  and Cheddar cheese. 

- Spread evenly into prepared
 dish. 

- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

- Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly brown.

Hamburger Sub

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:36:52 +0100

Ingredients:

- 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese with a
TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
- 8 Crackers, crushed (about 1/3 cup)
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp. milk

HEAT oven to 400°F.

MIX ingredients until well blended; shape into meatballs.
Place in pan sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 17 to 20 min. or until meatballs are done.

FILL buns with meatballs, lettuce, tomato & condiments.

Golden Bread Sticks

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:47:03 +0100

Dough:

- 1 1/2 C hot water
- 2 tbl sugar
- 1 tbl salt
- 2 tbl butter, softened
- 4-5 C flour
- 1 tbl yeast

Topping:

-3 tbl butter melted
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder

For the dough, pour the water into a stand mixer with the sugar and yeast.
Add salt, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Mix the dough on low.
Add the rest of the flour a half cup at a time, until dough scrapes the sides of the bowl clean.
Mix the dough about 5 minutes on medium speed, until its soft and easy to work with.
Roll the dough out into a long log, spray a knife with cooking spray
and cut the dough into 12-14 pieces.
Roll those pieces into long snakes. Spray 2 large cookie sheets with cooking spray
and lay the bread sticks out leaving about 2 inches between each one.
Place them in the oven with the temperature turned to 170 degrees.
Let them rise for about 15 minutes, or until doubled in size. Once risen, brush them with the
1 1/2 tbl of melted butter and sprinkle them with salt.
Return them to the oven and heat to 400 degrees.
Once it's preheated to 400 degrees bake them for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
While they are baking combine the rest of the melted butter with 1/2 tsp garlic powder.
When the bread sticks are golden brown, remove them from the oven
and brush them with the butter/garlic mixture.

Holiday Fudge

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:55:24 +0100

INGREDIENTS:

- 3 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine (or 1-1/2 sticks)
- 1 small can (5 oz) evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
- 1-1/2 pkg. (12 squares) semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 1 jar (7 oz) jet puffed marshmallow creme
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 Tsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

Heat sugar, butter and evaporated milk to full rolling boil in 3 quart
heavy saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly.
Boil on medium heat until candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees F, stirring
constantly to prevent scorching, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in chocolate and marshmallow creme until melted; stir in vanilla and walnuts.
Spread immediately in foil-lined 9 inch square pan.
Cool at room temperature at least 4 hours; cut into 1 inch squares.
Store in airtight container.

Makes 3 lbs. or 40 2 square servings

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:48:39 +0100

Ingredients:

- 1 lb large strawberries
- 8 oz. cream cheese - softened
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- graham cracker crumbs

Directions:

Prep strawberries by rinsing & cutting around the top.
Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or ziploc with the corner snipped off.
Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture.
Once strawberries are filled, dip the top in graham cracker crumbs.
If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.

BBQ Beer Pizza

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:42:59 +0100

Beer Pizza Crust

- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 ounce can beer
- olive oil

Directions:

Pour in the beer and mix well, the dough will be sticky.
Spread a handful of flour on your work surface and dump the dough onto it.
Toss the dough around to coat it with flour and prevent it from sticking.
Knead it 2 or 3 times to make it pliable.
Shape the dough into a ball and divide it in two if you are making 2 thin crust
pizzas, for a deep dish pie do not divide.
Grease your pizza pan with oil.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a circle.
Brush crust with olive oil lightly and then add your sauce and toppings.

Bbq Chicken Pizza

- 1 prepare pizza crust
- 10 ounces chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 cup gouda cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 small red onion, sliced into rings
- 2 tablespoons cilantro

Directions:

One hour before baking the pizzas, start preheating the oven at 500 degrees.
Coat chicken with 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, and set aside in the refrigerator.
Prepare dough into pizza shape.
Spread remainder of barbecue sauce over the surface of the dough.
Spread cheese over the sauce, then spread chicken over the cheese.
Place the onion rings over the chicken pieces and place the pizza in the oven.
Bake for 12- 15 minutes or until golden brown on top.
Remove pizzas from the oven and sprinkle each with cilantro.

Recipe shared by a friend on SU - CajunCookingRecipes

Southwestern Grilled Chicken With Lime Butter

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:11:01 +0100

Ingredients

- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 1/2 lbs bone-in chicken parts

LIME BUTTER

- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 serrano chili, minced
- 2 tablespoons finely minced white onions
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine first 8 ingredients.
Spread seasoning paste over the chicken and grill chicken.

In a small bowl, combine all lime butter ingredients.
Drizzle over chicken just before serving or serve separately for dipping.

Cream Cheese Sausage Balls

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:14:47 +0100

Preheat oven to 400

1 lb hot sausage, uncooked
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups Bisquick
4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded

Mix all ingredients thoroughly
Roll into 1" balls.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until brown.