ChocolateTruffles

Ingredients

• 3 cups (18 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• COATINGS
• Finely chopped toasted nuts, flaked coconut, chocolate sprinkles, colored sprinkles, unsweetened cocoa, powdered sugar or colored sugars

1. MELT chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
2. POUR into medium bowl. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.
3. SHAPE into 1-inch balls; roll in desired coating and/or decorate with frosting and candies. Chill 1 hour or until firm.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 Beat the butter until creamy, 2 minutes. Add the sugars, beat for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar butter mixture.

2 Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours.


3 Preheat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake until light brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a minute; transfer to rack to cool completely.
For chewier cookies, bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.
Yield: Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Blueberry Turnovers

Makes 18 turnovers        Oven 400 degrees

Ingredients

1. 1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
2. 1/2 c sugar
3. 2 T cornstarch
4. 1-2 T fresh lemon juice
5. Lemon zest from 1 lemon
6. 2 T butter
7. Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets

Combine  ingredients 1-6 in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
Stir in butter and let cool.
Unfold the pastry dough sheets and cut each sheet into 9 pieces.
Spoon 1 teaspoon of cooled filling into the center of each dough piece and fold over, pinching the edges tightly.
Place on slightly greased cookie sheet or silpat.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Bake at 400 degrees approx. 10 minutes.