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Magic Cookie Bars

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 cup grahm cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 1/3 cup (3 1/2 oz can) flaked coconut
  • 1 cup (16 oz package) semi sweet chocolate bits or butterscotch bits or a combination of both
  • 1 1/3 cup (1 can) sweetened condensed milk

Directions:
  1. Melt butter in 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.
  2. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over melted butter.
  3. Sprinkle chopped nuts over crumbs.
  4. Scatter chocolate chips over nuts.
  5. Sprinkle coconut over the chocolate chips.
    (If you use both chocolate chips and butterscotch, put the butterscotch between the chocolate chips and the coconut.)
  6. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the coconut.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until done (lightly brown).
  8. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. Cut into bars.
    Makes about 2 dozen 1 1/2 x 3 inch bars.
Nana Lady Burtis gave me this recipe. It's one of my all-time favorites. It's fully of yummy sweetness, but is very easy to make.

Bourbon Balls

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups vanilla-wafer crumbs
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
  • 3 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's (in small bowl)

Directions:
  1. Sift together cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
  2. Combine bourbon and corn syrup; stir into cocoa and sugar.
  3. Add vanilla wafers and nuts; mix thoroughly.
  4. Roll mixture into small balls.
  5. Roll balls in confectioners' sugar.
  6. Store in tightly covered container.

Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 lb white cream cheese
  • 1 cup shortening (best to use half butter, half Crisco)
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 cup 4x sugar (approximately)
  • maraschino cherries, pecan halves, dates, etc.

Directions:
  1. Mix cheese and shortening with fork.Mix in the flour with your hands.Chill several hours.
  2. Roll out 1/8" thick on cloth-covered board covered with the powdered sugar. The dough will absorb about 1 cup.
  3. Cut into strips 1/4" wide.Roll up cherries (or pecan halves, etc.) Place folded side down on ungreased cookie sheets.
  4. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.
These are our favorite cookies!