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"Grandma Kathleen' s Chocolate Chip Cookies"

(she was good at math too!)

1/2 cup of margarine

1/2 cup of butter crisco

2 cups of packed light brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp of pure vanilla

1 tsp of baking soda

1 tsp of cream of tartar

1/2 tsp of salt

3 cups of unbleached flour

1 cup of Nestles semi sweet chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Remove when light brown - may look soggy but okay

Directions:  Mix together margarine, crisco, and brown sugar.  Add eggs one at a time and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla.  Sift together baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and flour.  Add the flour mixture, one third at a time, beating until mixed together. Stir in chocolate chips.  Place heaping tablespoons of this mixture equally spaced on cookie sheet. ( approximately 12 per sheet) Bake at 350 for 10 minutes (light golden brown - look a little gooey)

Chocolate Peanutbutter Balls

1 cup finely crushed walnuts

1 cup finely crushed vanilla wafers

1 lb 10x confectioners sugar

1 cup peanut butter

1/2 lb melted margarine ( 2 sticks)

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12 oz chocolate bits

1/2 block of parafin

Mix top 5 ingredients and cool.  Roll into desired size balls.  In a double boiler melt chocolate bits and the wax.  Drop balls into mixture and coat thoroughly.  Cool in refrigerator for 1/2 hour before serving.  Best stored in the refrigerator.

Mrs. M's Cheeseball

1 - 8 oz jar of Wispride (cheddar cheese spread in dairy aisle)

1 - 8oz package of cream cheese

1/4 lb of blue cheese

1 clove of garlic minced

1 tsp of worchestershire sauce

1 cup of finely chopped walnuts

Mince garlic, soften cheeses and mix all but the walnuts together in a bowl.  Shape the cheese mixture into a ball and roll in the chopped walnuts.  Chill and serve with crackers. 

Deviled Eggs