Aunt Adeline's Brownies

2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 square unsweetened baking chocolate
1/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter
dash salt


For Brownies : Melt 2 squares chocolate and 1/2 cup butter. Add 1 cup sugar and eggs beat well. Add salt, flour and vanilla until blended. Put into a 8x8 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes

For Frosting : Combine the last 5 ingredients and bring to a rolling boil for 1 minute, exactly. Remove from heat and beat until thick. If it doesn't thicken right away place bowl into a cool water bath while beating. Pour thickened frosting evenly over brownies. Frosting should have a glossy look, and will harden as it sets.

Bethany's Christmas Toffee

           1 pound butter
           2 cups sugar
           6 dark chocolate Hershey bars
           1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

           In a medium saucepan melt butter; add sugar.
           Cook to 310 degrees (hard crack stage).

           Pour into a parchment lined cookie sheet.
           Immediately lay chocolate bars over the 
           mixture. When melted spread chocolate,
           sprinkle with walnuts 
           

Blond Toffee Brownies

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup English toffee chips or almond brickle chips


In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, powder and salt, add to creamed mixture. Stir in toffee pieces. Spread evenly in a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or when a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack.

Caramel Krispie Bars

8 cups rice krispies®
10 ounces marshmallows
4 tablespoon butter
24 pieces caramel candy
1 can condensed milk, sweetened


Mix 4 cups krispies, 4 cups marshmallows, and 1/4 cup butter. Make a layer of rice krispy treats in 9x13 pan. Heat caramels, condensed milk and 1/4 cup butter until caramels are melted. Pour over krispy treats. Repeat first krispy layer and place over caramel layer.

Lemon Bars

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 egg, well beaten
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoon flour 

Mix flour, butter, powdered sugar and press
into 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees
for 20 minutes. Mix eggs, juice, sugar, baking
powder and flour. Pour over baked shell and
return to oven for 20 minutes. Dust with powdered
sugar. Cool before cutting.

Oatmeal Carmelitas

1 1/2 cups caramel topping
1/4 cup flour
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup melted butter
6 ounces chocolate chip

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a small bowl combine caramel topping and
1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a large bowl combine
the rest of the ingredients except chocolate chips.
Place 2/3 of oatmeal mixture in a 9x13 pan,
sprinkle chips on top and pour caramel mixture
on top of chips. Top with remaining oatmeal mixture;
bake for 17-19 minutes.

Saltine Toffee Cookies (Christmas Crack)

4 ounces saltine cracker
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups chocolate chip
3/4 cup toffee bits


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with a single layer of crackers. In a saucepan combine butter and sugar, bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Pour over crackers and spread to cover crackers. Bake for 5-6 minutes; remove from oven and sprinkle chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes, spread chocolate over the top, sprinkle with toffee. Cool completely.

Scotcharoo

6 cups Rice Krispies®
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
6 ounces chocolate chips
6 ounces butterscotch chips


Pour Rice Krispies into a large bowl. Bring corn syrup and brown sugar to a boil, over medium heat, remove from heat and add peanut butter, mix until smooth. Pour mixture over Rice Krispies and stir to combine, spread into a jelly roll pan. Melt together the chips and spread over bars.

Strawberry Jam Bars

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
1 cup corn flake crumbs, finely crushed
1 cup strawberry jam


In a bowl cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg mix well. Add cake mix and corn flakes gradually. Set aside 1 1/2cups of dough for topping. Press remaining dough into a greased 9x13 pan. Carefully spread jam over dough. Sprinkle remaining dough on top of jam and gently press down. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool Completely.