snickerdoodle cookies. yum.

This is one of my favorite cookie recipes, my mom would make these all the time for the family when I was a kid. I loved them so much I even named my first dog after them. They are a very easy to make holiday cookie! Give them a try, you will not be disappointed.

Prep Time: 20 Min
Cook Time: 10 Min
Ready In: 1 Hr

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2.Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.

Yield: 4 dozen

homemade chicken pot pie.

Courtesy of Betty Crocker.

Certainly a comfort food, this is a meal everyone will enjoy. I remember my mom making this when I was a kid, one of my favorites. I now make it for my niece and nephews and they love it! It is very easy and delicious!



chicken pot pie

prep: 20 min. bake: 30 min *6 servings

1 pkg (10oz) frozen peas and carrots
1/3 C. butter or stick margarine
1/3 C. flour
1/3 C. chopped onion
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 3/4 C. chicken broth
2/3 C. milk
1 1/2-3 cups cut-up cooked chicken or turkey
two 9" refrigerated pie crusts.

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1. Rinse peas and carrots in cold water to separate; drain.
2. Melt butter in 2-qt saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 min. Stir in chicken and peas and carrots; remove from heat.
3. Heat oven to 425*.
4. Roll one pastry out and place into 9" baking dish. Pour chicken mixture into pastry lined pan. Roll out remaining crust and make cut-outs in the center. Place crust over chicken filling; arrange cut-outs on top. Turn edges of pastry under and flute...(pinch edges together Ü)
5. Bake about 30 min or until golden brown.

enjoy.