Here are two chocolate cookie recipes for the family.  Everyone loves a chocolate cookie.  Let the children help you make these wonderful cookies. Chocolate Butter CookiesIngredients1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature1 stick butter, at room temperature1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mixConfectioners' sugar, for dustingDirections:Preheat o...

Apple, Pear and Cranberry CrispThis is a great dessert for the family or company.  It is also healthy and sweet at the same time.  It takes about an hour to prepare and an hour to cook, but it is well worth the effort.  Ingredients2 pounds ripe Bosc pears (4 pears)2 pounds firm apples (6 apples)3/4 cup dried cranberries1 teaspoon grated orange zest1 teaspoon grated lemon zest2 table...

This cookie is another opportunity for the children to have fun and make Christmas Cookies with Mom or Dad.  Any activity in which the family participates is a valuable moment at the holiday.  Ingredients: 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookies1 container [ 1 pound] vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting4 or 5 drops of green food color2 tubes red decorating gel [ put gel in refrigerator if t...

These pies are so special.  They are so tasty and at this time of year, they are especially good with late-night coffee, or a treat for the morning meal.  They are great to serve as dessert with the Thanksgiving Dinner.  They are also easy to make.Ingredients: For the Dough:1/4 cup pecans1/4 cup sugar1/2 teaspoon salt3/4 cups all -purpose flour, plus extra for shaping dough6 Ta...

These three desserts are easy, fun desserts that everyone in the family will love.  They are my family's favorite desserts. DIRT CAKEIngredients: 12 ounce Cool Whip3 1/2 cups of milk2 of the 3 1/2 ounces packages French Vanilla Instant Pudding8 ounces Cream Cheese1/2 stick of Butter1 cup of confectioner's sugar 1-2 boxes of crushed OreosDirections: In one large bowl., mix Cool Whip, milk...

White or chocolate-dipped fruit seems like a dessert that is way too hard to make for the family, but it is actually very easy.  This recipe calls for Strawberries, but this recipe can also be used for any other fruits.. Use grapes, orange sections, apple or pear wedges or banana chunks. Tip: soak the fruit for a little while in a mixture of lemon juice and water. This prevents browning. ...

“Trick” friends with these chocolate cookies;they will love the peanut butter “treat” inside.Ingredients:3/4 cup [1 1/2 sticks] butter, softened1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract1/8 teaspoon cinnamon1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 square [1 ounce] unsweetened chocolate, melted24 mini chocolate peanut butter cups unwrapped1 cup prepared chocolate frosting1 tube [4....

Making pies can be a daunting task for the beginner cook, but they do not have to be. Unless you are planning on being a gourmet chef, you simply want a recipe for a pie that the family will love and is quick and easy.  This section will give you many options for pies and many possible variations of the basic pie recipe.  For the working women or stay-at-home mom, this pie recipe will s...

This dessert will be the talk of the party or dinner table. The children will love this treat, as well as guests or other family members.  This dessert is not difficult to make but has a "hard to make" taste.  All cooks value praise for all the hard work and time the cook takes to prepare a particular dish. INGREDIENTS8 ounces cream cheese softened1 1/2 teaspoon salt2 1/3 cups sugar...

Ice cream is an America’s Favorite Dessert. Ice cream cake should be the second most popular dessert or snack.  This cake is something that the children can do almost by themselves, but, of course, with some adult supervision.  This cake can be decorated in many ways with chocolate chips, sprinkles, cookies, gum drops, jelly beans, fruit and anything else colorful that the child likes.&n...

With summer approaching and fresh fruits available, a simple and versatile dessert is the fruit cobbler. To make this dessert you melt one stick of butter or margarine. To this mixture you add one cup milk, one cup flour, one cup sugar and 16 oz of any fruit you desire. You can use fresh, frozen or canned fruit or pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until it is bubbly and brown. T...