Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 15 servings

• .75 cup butter
• .75 cup sugar
• .75 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1.25 cup peanut butter
• .5 tsp salt
• .75 tsp baking soda
• .5 tsp vanilla
• 1.5 cups flour
• 1.5 cups quick oats

Steps

1. Heat oven to 350F. Cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add 3/4 cup peanut butter. Mix. Sift together dry ingredients and add to mixture. Add oats. Spread onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Spread with 1 1/2 cups peanut butter while still warm (not hot). Cool. Frost with chocolate frosting.

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Ingredients for 24 servings

• 1 cup butter, softened
• .25 cup sugar
• .75 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3.5 oz instant vanilla pudding
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2.25 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 pkg milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Cream butter, sugars, pudding, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in flour and baking soda. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoon, 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

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Ingredients for 48 servings

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• .75 tsp root beer concentrate or extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Frosting:

• 3.5 cups powdered sugar
• .75 butter, softened
• 1.25 tsp root beer concentrate or extract

Steps

1. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in buttermilk and root beer concentrate, Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture. Drop by tbsp 3 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
2. Make frosting by beating butter and root beer concentrate together. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.

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Ingredients for 24 servings

• .5 cup butter, softened
• .66 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1.75 cups flour
• .5 tsp salt

Orange Glaze:

• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp shortening
• 1 tsp light corn syrup
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• Melted white chocolate

Steps

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, chocolate, and vanilla. Mix well. Combine flour and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
2. Divide dough into fourths. Form each portion into a 6 inch roll. Cut each roll into 1/2 inch slices. Roll each into a 9 inch rope. Form ropes into pretzels and place on greased baking sheet. Bake at 400F for 5-7 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing to wire wracks.
3. For glaze, melt the chocolate chips and shortening with corn syrup in a heavy saucepan or microwave. Stir until smooth. Stir in powdered sugar and enough orange juice to make a smooth glaze. Dip pretzels and place on wax paper to set. Melt white chocolate and drizzle over cookies. Let stand until chocolate is completely set. Store in an airtight container.

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We had a bishop and dear friend, Dave Free, who made a large "cowpie" ( 6" round pan) for each youth in our ward on their birthday and delivered it fresh and steamy. It was a great treat and one we'll always remember.

Ingredients for 15 servings

• 1 cup shortening
• 1.5 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 cups quick oats
• 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat shortening and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, molasses, and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix well. Mix in quick oats and then chocolate chips. Grease 9x13 pan. Bake for about 25 minutes (make sure to not over cook).

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This recipe comes from Stephanie Sundseth, Dan's niece. She made a ton of them for Katie's wedding reception. They had to be put under lock and key so there would be some to serve at the reception.

Ingredients for 30 servings

• 2 cups flour
• .75 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg beaten
• .75 cup cold butter (divided)
• 24 soft wrapped caramels (Wherthers)
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour, sugar and egg. Divide the butter in half (half of the 3/4 cup) and cut into the flour, making a crumble mixture. Press 2 cups of this mixture into a 9x13 pan and bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile melt the remaining butter, caramels, and milk, mixing until smooth. Remove crust from oven and pour the caramel evenly over the crust. Top with the remaining crumbs. Bake an additional 20 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

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Jennifer Crites: I have made these many times and sometimes added a cream cheese filling.

Ingredients for 15 servings

• 1 cup margarine, melted
• .5 cup cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1.5 cup flour
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Steps

1. Combine margarine, cocoa, sugar and eggs. Add the flour, vanilla and nuts. Bake at 350F in a 9x13 greased pan for 25-30 minutes.
2. Jenny Garrett uses 1/2 tsp baking soda in her recipe and then frosts them with this frosting: Melt 1/4 cup butter and stir in 1/4 cup cocoa. Add 5 tbsp milk and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat in 3 cups of powdered sugar. Frost cooled brownies.
3. Jennifer's cream cheese filling: 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup sugar beaten together. Drop by spoonfuls onto the brownie batter after it has been poured into the pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and then marble it into the batter by pulling a knife through the globs of cream cheese and swirling the knife around several times. Bake as usual.

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Talk about Yum!!!

Ingredients for 15 servings

• 1.5 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp orange extract
• 1 tsp grated orange zest

Frosting:

• 8 oz pkg cream cheese
• 4 tbsp softened butter
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 1 tbsp orange juice

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 9x13 pan.
2. Stir together flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add butter, eggs, orange extract, and zest. Using a hand held mixer, beat until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes or until light golden brown. (I find that you need to bake this longer.) Remove from oven and allow to cool. Pierce entire cake with a fork. Spread the frosting over completely cooled brownies. Cut into squares.
3. Frosting: In a large mixing bowl, whip the butter and cream cheese. Gradually beat in sugar until all is smooth. Beat in zest and juice. Spread over brownies.

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Ingredients for 15 servings

• .5 cup margarine
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3.5 oz flaked coconut
• 6 oz butterscotch chips
• 6 oz chocolate chips
• 15 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Steps

1. Melt butter in 8x12 inch baking pan. Add each ingredient in order listed, spreading each layer evenly. Bake at 325F for 30 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares.

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Ingredients for 36 servings

• .75 cup brown sugar
• .5 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1.5 tsp vanilla
• 2.25 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• .5 tsp salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 8 oz milk chocolate bar cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375F. In larger mixer bowl, combine sugars, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add flour, soda, and salt. Continue beating until well mixed. Stir in nuts and chocolate. Drop by rounded spoonful 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove onto cooling racks.

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