German Chocolate Frosting/Topping

{Julia Cole's Recipe}

In a saucepan on the stove, add one can of evaporated milk.
Stir in 1 1/2 C sugar.
Chop 3/4 C butter and add to mixture.
Add 4 eggs.
Stir and cook until mixture is bubbling and turns golden {about 12 minutes}.
Turn heat off and add 2 t vanilla and one package of coconut.
Then add 1 1/2 - 2 C chopped pecans.
Stir together and serve.

Fruit Pizzas/Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 C sugar {white}
1/8 t vanilla
1 1/2 C cool whip


Whip cream cheese and sugar together. Add remaining ingredients. It's a little different than other cream cheese frostings - it's more of a whipped frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

3 C powdered sugar
1/4 C cocoa
1 pinch salt
1/4 C {1/2 cube} butter
1 t vanilla
1/4 milk

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

2 1/4 C flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 C butter, softened
1/4 C sugar
3/4 C brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1 {3.4 oz} pkg instant vanilla pudding
2 eggs
1 package milk chocolate chips

Combine flour, salt, baking soda and set aside. Combine butter, sugars, vanilla, and pudding mix. Beat until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually stir in flour mixture, then stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 - 10 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Kyle likes them rolled in sinnamon/sugar mixture before baking. The dough freezes well.

Caramel Pretzel Cookies

1 package Rolo candies {regular size}
1 package mini pretzel knots
Whole pecans

Spray cookie sheet with Pam spray and lay prezels in single rows on sheet. Place one Rolo candy on each prezel and place in 300 degree preheated oven for 3 - 5 minutes until softened. Press pecan on top as soon as you remove from oven.

Caramel Brownies

45 - 50 caramels {1 bag}
1/3 C evaporated milk
1 yellow cake mix
1/3 C evaporated milk {again}
2/3 C melted butter
1/2 C flour
1/3 C cocoa
1 bag milk chocolate chips

Melt caramles and 1/3 C evaporated milk in microwave for 2 minutes. Stir until creamy, microwaving for 1 minute more if necessary. Mix toegher cake mix, butter, flour, and other evaporated milk. Take two thirds of the dough and press into a 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 minutes. Mix cocoa into remaining batter. Take cake out. Sprinkle with chocolate chips over top, then pour caramel over. Drop remainig batter on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes and refrigerate 15 - 20 minutes for caramel to set up.

Swedish Pancakes

1 C milk
3 eggs
1/4 C sugar

3/4 C flour
Dash salt

Mix all ingredients in your blender. Spray a griddle with Pam and pour better slowly into shape of large pancake. {It's a runny batter}. We usually get two on a large griddle at a time. Flip like a pancake. When done, spread with butter, then fruit and powdered sugar. Roll up and eat!

We like chopped strawberries the best. Kyle's mom likes just yogurt and sliced banana. We just do butter and powdered sugar for the kids most of the time. They love it!