Monday, May 25, 2009

Frozen Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert

1 8oz pkg Cream Cheese
1 cup cold milk
2 small pkgs. Cheesecake flavor pudding mix
1 container Cool Whip
20 vanilla wafer cookies
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1/3 cup chocolate syrup
Vanilla wafers to cover bottom of 2 qt. casserole dish

Beat cream cheese in large bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix, beat 2 minutes. Stir in Cool Whip, wafers and strawberries. Swirl in chocolate syrup.
Cover bottom of 2 qt casserole dish with vanilla wafers. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top, smoothing. Cover and freeze until firm. To serve let sit 15 minutes and cut into serving size squares.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Snickerdoodles

3-3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup lowfat milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375
In medium bowl mix flour, soda cream of tarter and salt. In large bowl, whip butter then add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla mix well. Add dry ingredients 1/2 at a time mixing until well blended. In small bowl stir together the 3 Tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon. Roll dough into 1" balls and then roll each ball in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place on greased cookie sheet 2" apart. Flatten each ball slightly, with bottom of drinking glass. Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes approximately 5 dozen.