Snickerdoodles

I got this recipes from recipezaar.com. I did chill the pans, and the dough, but by the time I was finished rolling the dough, it was probably a moot point. I also rolled all the cookies in the cinnamon and sugar, then went back and rolled them all again to really get them coated. My cookies were big, I only got 24 cookies out of this batch, and the centers were a little doughy, so next time, I will try to divide the dough into 36. Next time I will also add a little vanilla or almond extract to change up the flavor a little bit.

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon

-Preheat oven to 350°F.
-Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
-Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
-Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.
-Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.
-Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.
-Scoop 1" globs of dough into the sugar/ cinnamon mixture.
-Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.
-Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
-Remove from pan immediately.

Hash Brown Casserole

Here is another one from my Aunt Bev.

2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
6 large eggs well beaten or 3 (4 oz each) cartons cholesterol free egg product
1 can (12 oz) Evaporated fat free milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 pkg (30 oz) shredded hash brown potatoes
1 small onion, chopped
1 small red pepper, chopped * optional *
1 cup diced ham or 10 slices bacon cooked & chopped

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 13" X 9" pan.

Combine cheese, eggs, evaporated milk, prepared mustard, salt & pepper in a large bowl. Add potatoes, onion, red pepper, & ham. Mix well. Pour into greased pan.

Bake about 1 hour.
Serves 10

Notes:
Tastes great with salsa.
Can be cut in half (use 8" X 8" pan).

Apple Crisp

Since I have not been cooking or baking much lately, I thought I would post a few recipes that my Aunt Bev sent me. Our family has a thing for apple desserts, so I don't think we can ever have enough apple crisp recipes.

Easy Apple Crisp
Serves 4 to 6

Peel, core & cut up 8 medium apples. Place them in an 8" X 8" pan.

Pour over the apples:
1/4 cup water
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

In a bowl mix:
1 cup sugar or an equivalent amount of baking sugar substitute
3/4 cup flour
1/3 cup soft oleo or butter
Spoon flour mixture over the apples.

Bake at 350 for about an hour.

Notes:
This recipe can be cut or doubled.
The sugar can be replaced with sugar substitute.