New Recipes

As Betsy requested, here are recipes for the new cookies I tried. The first is "Surprise Package Cookies", loosely copied from an email I received from Taste of Home. They were a big hit at the Christmas party last night.

1 c. real butter

1 c. sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

1 t. vanilla

3 c. flour

1 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

65 Andes Mints

Cream together the butter and sugars. Add two eggs and beat. Add vanilla and beat. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Shape a tablespoon of dough around each of 42 mints. Place on greased baking sheet and bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. When cool, melt remaining mints and drizzle over cookies.

The second recipe is the one I got from the lady at the museum, the granddaughter of the folks who built the original Skingley house. (If you look carefully at the picture of the two of us standing in front of the miniature house, you'll see I'm holding a napkin. That's what I wrote the recipe on as she gave it to me.)

1 can Eagle Brand Condensed milk

8 oz. chopped dates

1 c. chopped nuts

50 Ritz crackers

Cream Cheese frosting

Boil milk and dates together for 5 minutes. Add nuts; cool. Place 1 t. mixture on each cracker. Bake 5 minutes. When cool, frost with cream cheese frosting. Yummy!