Country Cooking – 4-15-2020

  • Pizza Cookie
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 30 caramels
  • 1 -12 oz. package M&M’s
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups oatmeal
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1-12 oz. package chocolate chips
  • White almond bark
  • Cream butter and  brown sugar. Add flour, salt and soda. Mix in oatmeal. Spread in jelly roll pan or large pizza pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
  • Melt caramels and water.
  • Spread on crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and  M&M’s.
  • Drizzle with melted almond bark on top.
  • Ham Balls
  • 2 1/2 pounds ham
  • 2 pounds lean fresh pork
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 3 cups crushed graham crackers
  • 2 cups milk 
  • 2 cans tomato soup
  • 2 1/3 cups brown sugar
  • 3 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • Mix first 3 ingredients together and add eggs, graham crackers and milk. Form into 25 to 30 balls.
  • Pour sauce over ham balls. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.
  • Strawberry Coffee Cake
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 cup flour    
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • Topping:
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • Combine batter ingredients, except strawberries. Beat for 2 minutes to blend. Spread in a greased 8×8 or 9 inch pie pan. Sprinkle berries evenly over batter.
  • Combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle over strawberries.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Broil for the last 5 to 10 minutes golden brown, watch closely.