Holiday Treats

Well David wanted to cook some goodies this weekend so we made the traditional Treats. I thought I would share them all with you..

Rocky Road Brownies (everyone loves these)
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup chopped nuts. (optional)

Melt Butter and chocolate carefully. Add remaining ingredients. Spread in greased Floured 13x9 inch pan

8 oz. cream cheese softened (save 2 ox for frosting)
2 tbsp flour
1 egg
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 chopped nuts
Combine filling ingredients except chocolate chips in bowl. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Stir in nuts(optional). Spread over chocolate mixture. Sprinkle chocolate ships over cream cheese mixture.
Bake at 350 for 25 to 35 minutes until done.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with the chocolate chips and 2 cups mini marshmallows. You don't want the chocolate chips to melt.
Return to oven for ONLY another 2 minutes

While the brownies are cooking, prepare the frosting:
Carefully melt together:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 oz saved cream cheese.
Heat until blended. Remove from heat. add 3 cups powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla and mix. Pour over marshmallows layer and lightly swirl to marble with knife. Refrigerate until firm.


Crunchy Fudge Sandwiches
1 pkg. (12 0z) chocolate chips
1 pkg. )12 oz) butterscotch chips
1 cup peanut butter
8 cups rice krispies (one box will make double the recipe)
2 tbsp. water
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tbsp. butter

Melt butterscotch chips with peanut butter over low heat stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add rice krispies and stir until well coated. Press 1/2 of mixture into bottom of 9x13 pan (unless you doubled it use a cookies sheet). Chill in refrigerator while preparing fudge mixture; set remainder aside.

Combine chocolate ships, sugar, butter and water in saucepan, over low heat (or double boiler). Melt, stirring until well blended. spread over 1/2 chilled cereal in pan. Press remaining cereal on top of chocolate gently. Chill for 10 minutes before cutting. Keep chilled. Kids love these.

Ritz Crackers
Not really a recipe just very simple:
Take some Ritz crackers put some peanut butter in the middle of two making a sandwich with the Ritz crackers. Melt some Vanilla Chocolate in a pan on the stove. (from the baking isle) Take the crackers with two forks dump them one my one in the chocolate flipping them to give them an even coat. Take them out and place on wax paper.. So yummy and you can decorate them if you would like.

Now we have all this temptation to munch all day long and honestly if it was up to me, I would do like Amber said and just pass out fruit baskets to my family and friends. David would kill me though. =)