Spectacular...now there is an UNDER used word!

Gram's "Famous" Chocolate Chip Cookies

(I found it so funny that she had this recipe tucked in the box...just in case Nestle stops printing it!)

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup butter softened

3/4 cups sugar

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 12 oz pkg choc. chips

Preheat oven to 375. In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt, set aside. In a large bowl combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla, beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture, mix well. Stir in choc chips. Drop (tsp size) onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 - 11 minutes. Make about 5 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies.

PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Prepare cookie dough as directed. Spread into greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Cool then cut into 2 inch squares.

We all loved these cookies!

Just about every X-Mas each one of us would get our own cookie tin of them!

Then she would say:

"save the tin, bring it back for next year!"

Pecan Cookie Treat

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of salt

Drop from spoon & place a pecan in the center.

Bake in moderate oven 350. 11 min - check

small round balls

~Recipe from "Streamwood" Ilene~

Cherry Cheese

Crust:

• 2 sticks of margarine
• 4 TBLS of sugar (1/4 cup)
• 2 cups of flour

Press into cookie sheet all over until even. Save some crust for topping. "small pie pan- brown" Bake 375 for 20 minutes. Let cool.

Filling:

• 1 8oz. softened cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar (beat together)

Prepare 2 pkgs of Dream Whip in bowl. Then put Dream Whip and cream cheese mixture together and beat. Spread half of this mixture over crust. Then spread canned cherry pie filling over that. Then spread the rest of crumb topping. Put in fridge. Serve ice cold.

2 cans of "thank you" cherry pie filling.

It is unknown where Gram got this recipe...if anyone knows please do share?

Enjoy!