Posted by starwoodgal on December 2, 2009
These are just so stinkin’ easy to make and really cute! Mini-pecan pie bites. A.K.A. Pecan Tassies. Put this on your ‘make for Christmas’ cookie list. Three words: To. Die. For.
Pecan Tassies
1 (3 oz.) package of cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup sifted flour
1 egg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon butter, softened to room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
Blend cream cheese and the 1/2 cup of butter. Mix in flour and chill for one hour. Shape into 24 small balls. Place one ball in each cup of miniature (1 3/4″) muffin tins. Press dough against sides and bottom of pan to form cup. Sprinkle pecans in each cup. Beat other ingredients together and spoon over pecans in cups. Top with additional pecans. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool and remove from pans.
Y’all enjoy! 
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Posted by starwoodgal on November 27, 2009
Well – there are a few things in this old world I will not eat and coconut is one of them. However, my husband like coconut pie. LOVES it is more like it. So, to make it easy on myself when making a dish I don’t like, I make this pie. Quick and easy coconut pie. I’m out of the kitchen in a hurry and he’s a man with a happy tummy.
No Crust Coconut Pie
2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup biscuit mix
4 eggs
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 teaspoon banilla
1 cup flaked coconut
Combine milk, sugar, biscuit mix, eggs, butter and vanilla in electric blender container. Blend on low speed for 3 minutes. Pour into a greased 9 inch pie pan. Let stand 5 minutes. Then, sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Y’all Enjoy!
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Posted by starwoodgal on November 24, 2009
You know how it goes. There’s always a guest or two who, for one reason or another, doesn’t like the dessert or they’re allergic to something in the dessert. There you are, the hostess without the most-est. And, for whatever reason, you ran out of time to make another dessert. After all, you were cooking turkey, dressing, your grandmother’s green bean casserole recipe, and the sweet potatoes. Oh yeah! Been there. Done that. Not to worry. Make this recipe. Quick. Easy. Warm. Ooey-gooey apple and cinnamon Da-Lish-C-ocity. Especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, which you probably had some anyway to go on top of the pecan pie.
Apple Crisp
4 apples, peel, core and slice
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup flour
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
Butter the baking dish and place apples in the dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Blen flour, sugar, butter and water together to form crumb mixture. Spread over apples and bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
(Mimi’s note at the bottom of the page in ‘the book’: Peaches may be substituted in this recipe for the apples. Use 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp nutmeg when using peaches.)
Y’all Enjoy!
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