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Black & White Cookie
As a native New Yorker and as a young girl living in New York, I would use my newspaper route money to buy one of these delicious cookies from my local bakery. Back then I didn't care how they were made as long as I had my black and white cookie every week. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do !

Minty Chocolate Cookies
This cookie recipe features a delicious and minty Chocolate Cookie.  This recipe uses mint extract for the flavor and bittersweet chocolate.  These cookies are easy to bake and would make a wonderful valentine's gift.

Strawberry Delight
This dessert features a wonderful fruit parfait. Strawberry Delight is creamy, cool, and a sweet way to end dinner. You could substitute blueberries or raspberries for the strawberries. This old fashioned dessert can be made the night before or within an hour of being served.

Sweet Hearts
This week's dessert features a wonderful cookie for Valentine's Day.  Sweet Hearts is a shortbread cookie with nuts and chocolate.  This cut- out cookie's dough is easily made a day in advance.The kids can help with this recipe, they'll enjoy cutting out the heart shapes and decorating the cookies.

Oatmeal Soda Bread
This recipe features the traditional Irish soda bread with a twist. We have added oatmeal to this tasty loaf. The oatmeal gives the bread a delicious texture and weight. Hope you enjoy it !

Fruit Soup
This is a terrific way to get out of the kitchen in a hurry with a yummy treat for the whole family. You use your microwave and fruit. What could be better! This recipe makes 6 half cup servings.

Fruity Tooty Smoothie
is another great tasting frosty smoothie. Kids in particular will enjoy this smoothie because it's really fruit filled!!

Chocolate Turtles
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. These Chocolate Turtles may be just the thing to make for your sweetie!

Apricot Banana Bread
This is a tangy twist on a family favorite- Apricot Banana Bread. It is a great treat for breakfast and a fine way to end the day along with a cup of herbal tea! Enjoy.

Clayton's Mint Cookies
This week's Cookie of the Week is brought to us by Clayton McKee who loves to bake and cook in her small Ohioan town..  These mint cookies are a family favorite and very popular around holiday time. Mint cookies was one of her granmdmother's recipes. She's always doing some kind of cooking for myself and others.family and friends.  Happy holidays and thanks again Clayton!

Almond Crescents
I remember the first time I made these cookies. The kids all turned their noses up at them because they didn't have any chocolate in them.. That soon changed as the cookies were cooling. By the time the sugar was barely dusted ontop of them it was every woman and man for herself ! Almond Crescents are very popular, not only for the holidays, but as a great every day cookie.

Low Fat Almond Cake
This almond cake was a whim of the moment, so to speak. I had eaten a similar wonderful mazarin cake at a relative's house, and I thought I could do something like that myself.

Cookie Gift Jar
This Gift Jar is the perfect way to say Happy Holidays in a warm and fun way. What an exciting way to share cookies without all the fuss.  Want to send cookies, but no time to make them?  Well, all you have to do is assemble these simple ingredients in an inexpensive wide mouth quart jar and presto you are sending cookies!

Apple & Honey Squares
Another great Cookie of the Week is just in time to celebrate Hanukkah.Apple and Honey Squares are a long time tradition in many Jewish households.

Lemon Bars
These are delicious and make a terrific holiday gift. Wrap them up in an old fashioned cookie tin (can be bought at your local store) and you have   tasty homemade gift.

Coconut Ricotta Cheesecake
This recipe features a decadent Coconut Ricotta Cheesecake. This luscious dessert is the perfect ending to any dinner. You can decrease the calorie count by using low fat ricotta cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese. Using fat free products don't fare as well in this recipe, so use either full fat or low fat products.

Hanukkah Cookies
This recipe features Hanukkah Cookies which are not only tasty, but we also have a more information on this important holiday.Find out more.

Honey Cake
This dessert takes me back to my childhood growing up on Long Island.  It reminds me of all my neighbors and friends.  This is a classic Jewish dessert and found on many families' tables during the holiday season.

Cake Box Cookies
This week's Cookie of the Week is brought to us by Cheryl Reyes from Missouri. She likes these cookies not only for their delicious flavor, but because they are simple to make. Cheryl and her son Matthew, who is 9, make these often. He loves to cook!

Peanut Butter Caramel Bars
This sinfully delicious confection is a wonderful ending to any dinner.  They are simple to make and the prepackaged cake mix in this recipe makes it fast and easy to prepare.

Pineapple Cheesecake
I don't know about you, but cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts. This cake is not only tasty but low fat- only 196 calories per slice with 5 grams of fat. No guilt here!

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
This cookie is brought to you by Donna Gorton. The response for Cookie of the Week has been overwhelming and I would like to thank everyone who has sent a recipe. They all will be shared : ). Thanks again Donna ! I can hardly wait to make these delicious cookies

Raisin Bran Chewies
This recipe was contributed by one of our Family First members. With the symphony of tastes from raisins, honey and vanilla, these cookies are delicious and will hit a high note with picture with a tall glass of cold milk.

Buttery Spritz Cookies
Buttery Spritz cookies are my family's favorite Christmas cookie. My daughters love to decorate these goodies with green and red sugar crystals before they go into the oven. These are always the first cookies to vanish out of the cookie tin during the holidays.

Nancy's Chocolate Covered Cherries
This dessert is brought to us by Nancy Burton. She always has good ideas and tries to make meal time a special event for her family. Thanks Nancy for sharing these desserts with us! If you like chocolate-covered cherries, try this recipe.

Grandma's Tea Biscuit Drops
This week's Cookie of the Week is brought to us by Brain Morris.  Brian is the first "guy" Cookie of the Week chef and I'm thrilled that he passed on his grandmother's recipe to us : ). As you'll read about Brian, he's a very ambitious and busy man with a love for his children and desire to do the best he can. Keep up the good work Brian!

Sheryl's Sweet Snack Balls
This week's Cookie of the Week is brought to us by our Families First community member Sheryl Rexrode.  Sheryl's no bake sweet snack balls are loved by her children and she enjoys making them with her children.Thanks Sheryl for all you do and your terrific recipe!

No-Bake Chocolate Crunchies
These will satisfy the chocoholic in any family and are a snap to make. Count the kids in making Chocolate Crunchies, this recipe is excellent for older children to prepare.

S'Mores
I remember making these delicious cookies at the campfire when I was a Girl Scout. This recipe is for S’Mores prepared in the oven. Even your littlest scout can help make these goodies. No wonder everyone always asks for more S’Mores!

Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe is from Debra Shaughnessy, who says, "We live in Knoxville Tennessee and I'm a stay at home mom.  In the winter time we love to bake cookies and one of our favorites is Jumbo Chocolate chip Cookies, it has peanut butter in them which is a grand treat for my family!  I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!"

Chocolate Bottom Mini-Cupcakes
These are terrific for all of your ghosts and goblins. This recipe makes six dozen treats. Use a mini-cupcake baking pan for the baking.

Irish Soda Bread with Raisins
This recipe features a delicious Irish soda Bread. This bread is wonderful for breakfast with coffee or tea and delightful as an afternoon snack. You can use either black or golden raisins for this recipe.

Gold Coins
This week's Dessert of the Week is brought to us by Paulette. Her Gold Coins are a perfect St. Patrick's Day treat.  Paulette's work with children inspires her to create both treats and crafts for them.  Check out this week's Craft of the Week featuring a craft from Paulette.
Thanks again Paulette : ) !!

St. Patty's Day Shake
This dessert features a St. Patrick's Day treat. This delicious milkshake is made in minutes and is a great way to say Erin Go Braugh! You can substitute frozen vanilla yogurt or any of the fat free ice creams for the regular ice cream. As far as the milk is concerned, you can use any type you and your family prefers- skim milk, low fat etc... Peppermint extract gives a cool minty flavor to these shakes. You can add as little or as much as your taste buds prefer.

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The Best 50 Smoothies
by Joanna White


Easy recipies that make one (1) serving. Simple to make and so good! These smoothies will appeal to everyone. I highly recommend this book. It is an inexpensive investment that will get you started enjoying smoothies.

From Your Ice Cream Maker:
Ice Creams, Frozen Yogurts, Sorbets, Sherbets, Shakes, Sodas (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks)
by Coleen Simmons, Bob Simmons


More than 120 easy recipes for your hand-cranked or electric ice cream maker, From Your Ice Cream Maker includes luscious ice creams, frozen yogurts, sherbets, gelato and ices. Included are many delicious, fast, good-for-you recipes using fresh fruit, fruit juices, dried fruit and low fat yogurt. Sugar-free ice creams wit little or no fat are also offered. Wonderful recipes using homemade ice cream are here assembled: old-fashioned soda fountain treats such as malted milks, sodas, floats and splits; ice cream sandwiches; hot and cold ice cream toppings and sauces.

The 50 Best Cheesecakes in the World:
The Recipes That Won the Nationwide 'Love That Cheesecake' Contest
by Larry & Honey Zisman

The winning recipes from the Love That Cheesecake contest. Selected from over 4,000 entries, these winners are the richest, sweetest, creamiest, most delectable cheesecakes imaginable. Includes recipes from the Plaza Hotel, the Williamsburg Inn, the Hotel Hershey, and other renowned kitchens including key-lime, raspberry-marzipan, and hazelnut-heaven, along with plenty of cheesecake trivia and basic cheesecake recipes from famous kitchens.

The Joy of Jell-O Molds
by Better Homes and Gardens (Editor)

The Joy of Jell-O Molds contains recipes for all kinds of delicious molds. Perfect for those special occasions or to brighten an every day meal these contemporary and classic recipes include 70 recipes for sweet and savory salad, dessert, and appetizer molds.

Great Italian Desserts
by Nick Malgieri

Like Italian food of all kinds, Italian desserts are increasingly popular. Nick Malgieri has drawn on his own culinary heritage and has traveled from Sicily to Milan collecting authentic recipes from professionals and home cooks alike. The result is a groundbreaking book that will introduceAmericans to a dessert-making tradition to rival that of France or Vienna.