Week 44 Friday (11/14/14)

Recipe Review      

Today’s Recipe and Location:           Soul Sweet ‘Taters

         Found in: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays

                           Pages:  272 - 274      Copyright:  2013  Harper Collins

I figured out that there are 333 calories per serving, if 12 servings are made. (Please note that the calorie counts vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients that you choose to use.)

You can see the glistening goodness

This is a little blurry, but it's the one
I had for lunch that was amazing

         These sweet potatoes were absolutely wonderful. I actually sighed when I ate them. They are so decadent that I would be happy to eat them for dessert. This is a great recipe and one I would make every single Thanksgiving…. forever. 

Fabulous “Family and Friends” Food

Tracy Dockum’s $250 Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups butter

1 teasp. salt

2 cups granulated sugar

2 teasp. baking powder

2 cups brown sugar

2 teasp.baking soda

4 eggs

24 oz. chocolate chips

2 teasp. vanilla

8 oz. Hershey bar, grated

4 cups flour

3 cups chopped nuts

5 cups blended oatmeal  (measure and blend in a blender to a          fine powder)

Directions:

         Cream butter and both sugars. Adds eggs and vanilla.  Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add chips, candy, and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.  Bake for 10 minutes at 374 degrees.