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This recipe is from my friend Allie!

Petzels (twists or snaps... just not the sticks)
Rolos
Pecan halves
Line baking sheet with wax paper. Place pretzels close together on pan. Unroll Rolos and place 1 Rolo on each pretzel. Top with a pecan. Place in oven at 350 for 3 minutes. Take out of oven and press nut down into melted Rolo. Let cool, then take off of pan

Orange Pull Aparts!

Ok I love monkey bread....and as a Christmas Morning tradition I make a caramel Rhode rolls, well this year my friend, Allie told me to try it this way and I LOVED IT! That might need to be our new tradition. I am not kidding it was delish!

18 frozen rhodes rolls
1 (3.4) oz vanilla instant pudding
1/4 c sugar
1/2 of an orange's RIND grated
juice from one orange
1/2 c butter

Arrange rolls evenly in the bottom of a greased bundt pan. Mix sugar and dry pudding and sprinkle over the top of the rolls. Combine orange rind and melted butter and spoon over rolls. Squeeze juice from orange all over the rolls. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with PAM.... and place in fridge overnight. When ready to bake preheat at 350. Bake for 25 to 30 min. I ended up covering the rolls the last 10 min with aluminum so they didnt get to brown on top...just keep an eye on it. Immediately invert the pan onto a serving platter. COOL slightly and than cover with frosting.

FROSTING:
1 c powdered sugar
1 T melted butter
2 T fresh orange juice

thanks Allie...you make all my orange dreams come true! hehe

Fantasy Fudge

My friend Stephanie taught a class this month at Enrichment on Christmas Baking...They couldnt have asked a better person, cause Stephanie CAN BRING IT! Absolutely loved her recipies and had to share all of them!

3 cups sugar

2/3 cup evaporated milk

¾ cup of butter

1 pkg chocolate chips

1 7 oz. jar of marshmallow creme

1 tsp. vanilla

nuts (optional)

Microwave version:Cook butter for 1 min or until melted. Add sugar and milk. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring the mix well after 3 minutes. (Scrape sides) Microwave 5 ½ more minutes, stirring after 3. Gradually stir in one package of chocolate chips until they are melted. Add one 7 oz. jar of marshmallow crème and a teaspoon of vanilla. Mix well, pour into pan and let cool.

The fudge I sampled had Andee's Mints in it and it was delish! Not sure how much?? Steph...can you help us out??

Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

This is another recipe from my friend Stephanie...absolutey love this cute idea!

Cream:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup powdered sugar

Add:1 egg

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

1 tsp vanilla

Mix in:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

Separate dough in half.

Into one half mix in 1/2 tsp red food color. Depending on how large you want your cookies, depends on how much dough you use for each candy cane. Take equal amounts of white and red dough. Roll them out individually like snakes and then roll them together to look like candy canes. Simple and kids LOVE doing this!Bake them for 9 minutes at 375 degrees. When they come out of the oven immediately sprinkle the following topping on top (you may need to push them into the cookie slightly to ensure they stay)

Topping:

1/2 cup crushed candy canes

1/2 cup granulated sugar

Christmas KISS Cookies

This recipe was given to me by my friend Stephanie.....so cute! Love this IDEA!

CREAM together:

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup peanut butter

ADD:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

BEAT in:

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

Combine the following and MIX well:

1 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Hershey kisses

Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in (Green and Red sugar) (can buy these in spice type containers). Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove and add kisses. Return to the oven and bake about 3-5 minutes longer (until kiss is slightly melted.) YUMMY!

Yummy Fruit Dip

** from my friend Allie

Beat until fluffy:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 C. powdered sugar

Add & blend until smooth:
1 sm. box instant vanilla pudding
1 C. milk

Gently fold in:
8 oz. container Cool Whip

Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with favorite fruits!

Asian cabbage Salad

from my friend Melanie....the QUEEN of salads

1 cup sliced almonds
2 16 oz. regular cabbage mix (pkg cole slaw)
1 bunch green onion, chopped small
1 cup sunflower kernels
2 pkg. beef ramen noodles, uncooked and broken into pieces

my friend used light sesame dressing...it was delicious...just out of the bottle...but if you wanted to make the dressing you could use

Dressing:
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 pkg. beef flavoring from ramen noodles
Preparation:
Roast almonds at 350 degrees F for 10 min (option). Place cabbage in serving dish.

Add chopped onions, sunflower kernels, roasted almonds and broken uncooked ramen noodles. This can sit overnight or for a couple of hours.
Add dressing 1 hour before serving.

Chicken Enchiladas

4 chicken breasts (boiled for 45 min in chicken broth (like 3 or 4 boullion cubes in water) chop it up finely
1 can cream of chicken (I use fat free)
1/2 container sour cream (light)
8 oz of 1/3 fat cream cheese
2 cup shredded cheese
1 can green chilies
tortillas

mix sour-cream, cream of chicken,green chilies, cream cheese really well, with 1 cup of cheddar cheese (save 3/4 cup of sauce before adding the chicken into a seperate bowl)
than add chopped chicken..
spread all over tortilla and roll
and repeat
place in a 9 x 13
place the 3/4 cup over the top and remaining cheese on top to cover
Bake at 350 for 30 min uncovered in the middle of the oven

DEVILED EGGS

so you wouldnt think that you would need to post deviled eggs, but I do, or I forget and have to call the person again!!!

12 hard boiled eggs
miracle whip (I use light) (probably 1/2 cup...just get it to right texture and taste)
1 to 2 TBSP of sweet pickle juice
smidge of mustard
a little salt
and top with paparika