Grandma Doug's Sugar Cookies

Hey Guys,
Niki Roberts passed on to me Grandma Dougoveto's sugar cookie recipe.  Remember those light, crunchy ones she used to make that weren't decorated but just coated in sugar?  I'm excited to try them.  Here's the recipe:


Sugar Cookies


1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup margarine softened
1 cup salad oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cream of tartar


Cream sugars and margarine.  Ad oil, eggs, and vanilla.  Beat until combined. Sift together flour, salt, soda, and tartar. 


Add and mix till combined.  Shape dough into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Flatten each ball with a glass dipped in sugar.  (I run my finger under water and rub the bottom of the glass...makes the sugar stick.)


Bake @ 375 for 10 min.

Apple Crisp (Best Ever) - Once it hits the lips...

3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Oats
1/3 Cup Butter, Soft
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
4-5 apples

Peel and slice apples, place on the bottom of a square pyrex dish (i think its 8x8). Mix all ingredients till fully incorporated. Cover apples. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Savor.

Grandma Ople's Apple Pie

Prepare pie crust for a 9" double crust pie.

1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup (minus 1 tablespoon) water
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
sliced up apples ( I used about 5 cups of macintosh)

Preheat oven to 350.  Melt butter in saucepan.  Stir in flour to form paste.  Add water, cinnamon, vanilla, sugars, and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low.  Place bottom crust in pie plate.  Brush bottom and sides with egg white.  Fill with apples, mounded slightly.  Pour 3/4 of warm cinnamon/sugar mixture onto apples.  Cover with lattice crust.  Brush or spoon remaining 1/4 of mixture over crust.  Bake for an hour or until the visible crust is lightly browned.

* Place pan with foil underneath pie to catch drippings!

Baked Onion Dip

1 large vidalia onion diced
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
1/3 cup mayo
1 T parsley
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 bag shredded swiss cheese (8oz)
1 small bag sliced almonds

Bake in greased glass pie plate at 400 for 15-20 minutes until the top is browned and bubbly.  Serve with tostito chips for dipping!

Cranberry Chicken

Prep Time: 10 min. Cook Time: 5 hours Ingredients:

1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 lbs.), cut up

1 can (14 oz.) whole-berry cranberry sauce

1 cup BBQ sauce

1 onion, finely chopped

1 celery rib, finely chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

hot cooked rice

Place the chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, BBQ sauce, onion, celery, salt, and pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the chicken is tender. Serve with rice. *Notes: I used a whole chicken, but I didn't cut it up until after it was cooked. Next time I try this recipe, I'm going to use chicken breasts instead. It would be easier to serve. However, Luke and I both loved this meal. Give it a whirl!

Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

5 large potatoes

1 large onion

3 T butter

1/4 c flour

1 3/4 c chicken broth

2 T mayo

1/2 t salt

1/8 t pepper

Layer potato, ham, and onion in 2 1/2 qt casserole dish (greased). In a sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add broth, mayo, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thick and bubbly. Pour over potatoes. Cover and bake at 325 for 1 1/2-2 hrs.

Pasta Sauce

I wanted to share a recipe for pasta sauce that was really good! I didn't have all of the ingredients to make Mom Dougoveto's sauce so I searched for one and came across this one.....so I thought I'd share it:

Ingredients: Servings: 4-6

* 4 cloves garlic
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1 teaspoon sea salt
* 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
* 1/2 medium onion, diced
* 3/4 cup chicken broth
* 1 (24 ounce) can whole tomatoes (I used a bag of mom's frozen tomatoes)
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (I only used a pinch because I don't like spicy)
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon dried parsley
* 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Directions:

Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 1 1/4 hr

1 On your cutting board, chop and smash the garlic into a paste with the salt.
2 Heat a large saucepan with the oil in it over medium-high heat.
3 Add the onions and garlic to the pan and cook for about 8 minutes or until the onions are all brown.
4 Add the chicken broth to the pan and scrape the bottom to get all the "flavor" bits off of it.
5 Crush the tomatoes into the pan using your hand. (I just used a tomato masher)
6 Add the tomato paste and all of the seasonings except the parsley and basil.
7 Stir to combined.
8 Bring to a soft boil, turn the heat to low, and cover.
9 Let it simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stir occasionally.
10 Add the parsley and basil.
11 Serve over pasta, rice, pizza, anything. (I don't think I would use it on pizza)