Easy Small batch Chocolate chip cookies

 1 1/2 cups self rising flour

1 stick butter softened 

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Chopped pecans are optional

Cream together sugar and butter.  Add brown sugar.  Add egg, then vanilla. Finally add flour. Fold in chopped pecans at the end if so desired. Use cookie scoop to drop onto parchment lined baking sheet.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.   Allow to set a couple of minutes before moving to a cooling rack. 

Easy holiday appetizer

 Boursin cheese spread with garlic and herbs

Fig preserves 

Pistachios

Spread Boursin on a dish.  Spread with fig preserves.  Top with pistachios that have been crushed or finely chopped.  Serve with crackers.   It was so easy and a big hit. 

Fall Salad and dressing

 Mixed greens

Apple

Dried cranberries 

Crumbled feta

Toasted pecans

Toasted pumpkin seeds

Dressing...

2 tablespoons maple dressing

1/4 cup olive oil

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder 

1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper 

Chocolate Cherry Cake

 1 box Duncan Hines Devil Food cake mix

1 can Duncan Hines cherry pie filling

3 eggs

Mix all together and pour into a 9x13 pan that's bern sprayed with PAM.  Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.  

I used the easy chocolate icing recipe already found in my blog as the icing. 

Butter swim fruit biscuits

2 Martha White muffin mix, your choice.  I used blueberry cheesecake.

1 1/2 cups buttermilk 

Stick of butter

Heat oven to 450 degrees.  Melt butter in pan you plan to cook in, in the oven as it warms up.  I sprayed with PAM before I started.   Mix muffin mix and butter milk.  When butter is melted, add the muffin batter and spread with spatula.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Let cool 15 minutes. Mix confectioners sugar, a little milk and a little vanilla flavoring until it is the consistency to drizzle.   Drizzle over the baked biscuits.

Short cut Cinnamon Rolls

 Pack of Hawaiian rolls sliced in half horizontally

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 stick butter

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Cream together and spread 3/4 on the bottom half of rolls.  Put the top half on and spread the rest on top.  Bake 20 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Meanwhile take 3 oz of softened cream cheese, 2 tablespoons softened butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt.  Cream together.   When rolls come out of oven let them cool 5 minutes then spread icing on top.  Eat them while they are warm. 

Cinnamon Roll in a Mug

1/4 cup self rising flour

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon oil or melted butter

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Stir together.

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Stir together and pour around the edge of the mixture in the mug.  Take a knife tip and swirl the cinnamon mixture into the batter.  Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.  

Meanwhile mix 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar and a drizzle of mix to make an icing.  When muffin has cooled a little, drizzle icing on top.

You could add raisins and/or pecans to the batter.