Frosted Banana Bars

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
2 Cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 medium ripe banana's

Directions:
In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, add eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda,and salt.

Gradually add flour mixture into mixing bowl while mixing, then add the bananas while mixing.

Take the mixture and spread it into a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Frosting recipe:
Ingredients:
1 package 8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter softened
2 tsp vanilla
3 3/4 Cups of powdered sugar.

Directions:
mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together.
Slowly add powdered sugar to this while mixing.

Miniature Key Lime Pies

I found this recipe on one of my favorite recipe blogs and decided it was worth a try. I made it for our Easter dinner and decided it was Palmerlicious worthy.

Ingredients:
9 mini graham cracker pie crusts
5 egg yolks
1 (14oz.) can of sweetened and condensed milk
1/2 cup of key lime juice or regular lime juice
2 drops of green food coloring
Cool whip or home made whip cream (see below)

Combine ingredients and whisk together. Scoop into mini graham cracker crust pies and bake at 350 for 10-11 min. Let cool and keep in the fridge until your ready to serve. Add whip cream on the top.

Whip Cream
1 cup whipping cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar

combine and use and electic hand mixer blend until you have soft peaks.

Paije's Pink Sugar Cookies

Cookie
1 cup of butter (softened)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. baking powder
4.5 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Add sour cream and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter mixture. Roll on floured surface 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick. Use a a round cookie cutter and place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 14-17 minutes.

Frosting
32oz. package powdered sugar
3/4 cup shortening (not butter flavor)
1/2 cup butter/margerine
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

Throw all the wet stuff in first and slowly add powdered sugar.

Spritz Cookies

1.5 cups butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3.5 cups flour
colored sprinkles

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour, one cup at a time. Dough will be soft, don't refrigerate. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. This is the pampered chef recipe.

Ghiradelli Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter (softened)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 (12oz) bag chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift and add flour mixture. Bake at 375 9-11 minutes.

Mom's Cabin Cookies

1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2.5 cups flour
1.5 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups Hershey's Mini Kisses (milk chocolate)

Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl beat butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Add eggs. Sift flour, soda, powder and salt. Add to butter mixture. Last add the mini kisses. Roll in sugar and press with two fingers. Bake 8-10 minutes.

30 Day Bran Muffins

This recipe is from John's Mom. She makes these every Christmas to pass out to friends. I am addicted, I love these muffins.

2 cups boiling water
5 tsp. baking soda
1 qt. buttermilk (4 cups)
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
4 eggs
6 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
4 cups all bran cereal
2 cups bran flakes cereal

Boil water in large pot. Add baking soda and buttermilk and stir. In your largest mixing bowl (my kitchen aid works, just barely) combine shortening, sugar and salt. Beat in eggs one at a time. Alternate flour and liquid. Then add cereal and mix slowly until combined. Scoop into containers with lids and you can either freeze or keep in the fridge for up to 30 days. Bake at 425 for 15 min.

This recipe is originally from John's great grandmother Wyatte Shellenberger.