I made these cupcakes for my Gandma's 90th Birthday on December 13th 2009. Tomorrow my family will be going with her to church and will host her coffee hour after church. The church also ordered a sheet cake and my mom is bringing bagels. We are looking forward to spending the day with her. I hope she has many more birthdays!!!!!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teas. vanilla
3/4 teas. baking soda
1 teas. baking powder
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup walnuts
1 1/2 cup chocolate chips


Directions

- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking soda and baking powder until well blended. Stir in Chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Grease cookie sheets and place about a teaspoon of dough on tray. Make sure to give each cookie enough space.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
- Top with confectioners' sugar while still warm.

source - Nanny

My Nanny also makes these cookies every year for Christmas. Lately is has been hard for her to bake around the holidays, so I go over and help her. These cookies are very soft and moist.

Chinesse Chews

Ingredients
1/2 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 teas. vanilla
1 cup of flour
1/2 teas. salt
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup raisins


Directions
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour until well blended. Stir in walnuts and raisins.
- Grease pan and add dough
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
- Top with confectioners' sugar while still warm.

source - Nanny

My Nanny makes these every year for Christmas. Lately is has been hard for her to bake around the holidays, so I go over and help her. Wherever I bring them everyone loves them.

Sandies

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the water and vanilla. Stir in the flour and pecans until well blended. Cover dough and chill for at least four hours.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Shape dough into walnut sized balls or crescents. Place 2 inches apart onto unprepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
- Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm.

source - allrecipes.com

I made these because I had a half of a bag of pecans from the Apple Cranberry Crisp I made for Thanksgiving. I will be serving these for Christmas this year.

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter (no substitutes)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions
- In a mixing bowl, cream sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs and mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.
- On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 7-8 minutes or until light golden brown. Decorate if desired.

source - allrecipes.com

I will be serving these for Christmas this year.

Fresh Jellied Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients
1 c. water
1 c. sugar
12-ounce package of Ocean Spray Fresh or Frozen Cranberries

Directions
Before cooling, place a wire mesh strainer over a mixing bowl. Pour contents of saucepan into strainer. Mash cranberries with the back of a spoon, frequently scraping the outside of the strainer, until no pulp is left. Stir contents of bowl. Pour into serving container. Cover and cool completely at room temperate. Refrigerate until serving time. Makes 1 cup.

source: on the back of the Ocean Spray Fresh Cranberries Bag

I made this with the Turkey Pot Pie. I had left over fresh cranberries from the Cranberry Apple Crisp I made for Thanksgiving. It didn't look to appetizing, it was really good!

source: on the back of the Ocean Spray Fresh Cranberries Bag

Turkey Pot Pie

Ingredients
1 recipe pastry for a (10 inch) double crust pie
4 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, diced
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
2 cubes chicken bouillon
2 cups water
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 cups cooked turkey, cubed
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Roll out bottom pie crust and place in the 10 inch pie pan and set aside.

2. Place 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet. Add the onion, celery, carrots, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the bouillon and water. Bring mixture to a boil. Stir in the potatoes, and cook until tender but still firm.

3. In a medium saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in the turkey and flour. Add the milk, and heat through. Stir the turkey mixture into the vegetable mixture, and cook until thickened. Pour mixture into the unbaked pie shell. Roll out the top crust, and place on top of filling. Flute edges, and make 4 slits in the top crust to let out steam.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Per Serving Calories: 483 Total Fat: 27.2g

source: allrecipes.com

I made this with the left-over turkey from Thanksgiving. We ate this after we went to the movies to see 2012. James mom and Walter joined us for the movie and dinner.

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

Ingredients
2 pounds Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
3/4 cup cranberries
1/4 cup white sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Butter an 8 inch square baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mix together apples, cranberries, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place evenly into baking dish.
- In the same bowl, combine oats, flour and brown sugar. With a fork, mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over apples.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown, and apples are tender.

source: allrecipes.com

I made this for Thanksgiving. I usually make a apple crisp, but I firgured cranberries would be good in it and it was.