Hot Cider Syrup

Submitted by Teresa Frisby

1 1/2 Cup cider or apple juice
1 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup light corn syrup
1/4 Cup butter or margarine
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Let stand 30 minutes. Serve over Pumpkin pancakes or any pancake.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Submitted by Teresa Frisby

2 Cup flour
3 TB brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 Cup milk
1 Cup pumpkin
1 egg
2 TB oil
2 TB lemon juice

Mix dry ingredients together; then add milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and lemon juice. Mix well. Cook on griddle. Serve with Hot Cider Syrup

Chocolate Mint Cookies

Submitted by Julie Twitchell

Okay, so have any of you ever been to Over the Top Cookies in South Jordan? They have REALLY good cookies! Our favorites are grassjumper, smores and more, lemon (they have lemonheads in them), and of course the M & M cookies. Check out their website. This is my version of their grassjumper cookie. Enjoy!

1 cake mix Chocolate Fudge
2 eggs
2/3 Cup butter(room temperature)
1 Cup mint and dark chocolate chips or Andes mints chopped


Icing
1 1/2 Cup white chocolate chips
1 tsp. mint flavoring
1/2 tsp. vegetable oil
green food coloring

• Mix cake mix, eggs and butter together. Fold in mint chocolate chips.


• Roll into 1 inch balls.


• Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.


• While cookies are cooling, melt white chocolate chips in microwave stirring every 20 seconds. Add mint flavoring and coloring. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Cook's Note: I only had 3/4 cup of white chocolate chips on hand, so next time, I will have more to drizzle on top.

Cranberry Whole Grain Muffins with Sweet Orange Glaze

Submitted by Teresa Frisby

1 1/2 Cup whole wheat flour
3/4 Cup quick cooking oats
1/4 Cup nonfat dry milk
2/3 Cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Cup fresh or dried cranberries
1/2 Cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 TB finely grated orange peel
2 eggs
3/4 Cup milk
1/3 Cup vegetable oil

Glaze
2 TB orange juice
3 TB sugar

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups or fill with paper liners.
• Mix together dry ingredients. Add cranberries and nuts. In another bowl, whisk together orange zest, eggs, milk and oil. Add wet ingredients to dry mixture until blended. Fill prepared muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool down.
• In a small saucepan, stir together the glaze ingredients. Bring to boil to dissolve the sugar.
• Dip tops of warm muffins into glaze and set right side up to dry.

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Chicken Noodle Soup

Contributed by Hollilyn Waite

4 1/2 cups cold water
1 12.5 oz can of chicken with juice
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 medium carrots chopped, about 1 cup (I grate mine)
2 medium stalks celery chopped, about 1 cup
1 small onion chopped, about 1/4 cup (or 2 TBS. dehydrated onion)
2 chicken bullion cubes
1 cup noodles ( I add more noodles. I like old fashioned noodles that come in a bag.)

Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Let boil until noodles are done.

I double this recipe for my family.

Ginger Molasses Cookies

Submitted by Stacey Hutchings

I found this recipe on the Food Network website. They are so yummy! It was contributed by Chef Charles Dale of the Range Restaurant in Aspen Colorado. It also comes with a recipe for Roasted Banana Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce to make a really gourmet cookie sandwich. I've never tried it though--roasting bananas scares me. :)

Ginger Molasses Cookies
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
7 ounces unsalted butter (1 3/4 cubes)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup dark molasses
2 Tablespoons coffee (I either skip it, or use water)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together first six ingredients. In a separate bowl, using a mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add dry ingredients, then molasses and water. Be careful not to over mix. Form in 1-inch balls and place on greased cookie sheet (or parchment paper). Flatten slightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes.