High Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ever since moving to Utah I have not been able to get my cookies to come out anything but flat (and for the most part, hard).  I found this recipe today and had to try it out.  The cookies still came out a little on the flat side, but they were significantly better and softer than anything else I've managed to come up with.  They are delicious....so go ahead, Utahs, give it a try.

Toll House Style High Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, stir together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter just until blended, then mix in the chocolate chips so they are evenly distributed. Drop cookies by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets spacing 2 inches apart.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to turn golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Fruit Pudding

Pudding Fruit Salad (yum!)

1 c seedless grapes
2 can drained chunked pineapple
2 can mandarin oranges
2-3 bananas
2 boxes vanilla instant pudding (3 oz size)
1 12 oz cool whip
2 c buttermilk

Mix pudding powder, cool whip, buttermilk. Add fruit. Chill. Delicious! Add a package
of crumbed fudge stripe cookies for an extra treat. You may also need to add more fruit
b/c it makes a lot of the pudding stuff.

Happy New Year!

I looooooooooooooooove my mom's homemade cinnamon rolls.  What better way to eat your way into the New Year?

And because I'm in a giving mood I'll share the recipe.  The recipe for the actual cinnamon rolls makes 4 dozen.  I cheat now and use the bread maker on the dough setting- makes 12 rolls- perfect for my little family.

Mama Nyholm's Cinnamon Rolls

Mix together and set aside:

2 c warm water (like baby bath)
4 Tbs yeast
½ c. sugar

Mix together:
2 c warm milk
2 eggs
½ c. Crisco (softened)
1 Tbs salt

Mix yeast mixture with milk mixture
Add 7-10 c flour and knead
Let rise 1 hour (covered) or until double in size

Punch down and divide into 4 balls

Roll out into 8x10 inch rectangle
Smear butter, sugar, cinnamon
Roll LONG way (12-14) inches long)
Cut into 12 rolls and place on cookie sheet
Let rise 30-40 minutes
Bake 10-15 minutes, then glaze

Glaze (for 12 rolls):
1 c powdered sugar
1-2 Tbs water or milk
1 tsp butter (soft)
½ tsp vanilla
Mix all together