Recipes
(Featured in A Friend to Trust by Lee Tobin McClain)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups cereal (Jeremy uses Cocoa Crisps) 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 package semisweet chocolate chips)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate large bowl, cream the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla
- Add the eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time.
- Gradually stir in the flour mixture until just combined.
- Fold in the cereal, oats, and chocolate chips.
- Drop the dough by large rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set and the centers are still slightly soft.
(Recipe courtesy of Old Salty’s Restaurant in Hooper’s Island, Maryland)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Time Total: 45-50 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 beaten eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 can crushed pineapple (in heavy syrup)
- 3 slices white bread
- 1/4-1/2 cup melted butter
Directions:
- Mix eggs, sugar, flour and pineapple into buttered 8×8 pan.
- Remove bread crusts and cut each bread slice into four squares; place on top of pineapple mixture.
- Top with melted butter.
- Bake 35-40 minutes at 350F.
(A Recipe from The Off Season Series by Lee Tobin McClain)
Ingredients:
- One box brownie mix, plus whatever the package calls for — eggs, oil, etc.
- One small package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- One small package chopped nuts — your favorite type
- Rainbow Sprinkles
Directions:
- Mix up brownies according to package instructions. Add half of chocolate chips. Pour
into pan prepared according to package instructions (use a smaller pan for thicker brownies). - Scatter remaining chocolate chips over 1/3 of the pan.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts over 1/3 of the pan. Add rainbow sprinkles to the remaining 1/3.
- Bake per package instructions, cool, and serve according to kid preference-nuts, sprinkles, or extra chocolate.
