Yum Yum Nut Sweets Food

YUM YUMS (CHOCOLATE NUT COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter and chocolate together and set aside to cool for about 5 minutes.
• Stir chocolate mixture, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla and salt together until blended.
• Stir in flour and nuts.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
• While still warm, roll in confectioner's sugar.
• Cool on wire racks and then roll in sugar again.

YUM YUM BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and eggs on low heat.
• Boil for 2 minutes; stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; cool.
• Fold in graham cracker crumbs, miniature marshmallows, nuts, and flaked coconut; mix well to combine the ingredients.
• Press into a lightly buttered 9 x 13-inch pan.
• Top with frosting.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes until the frosting sets.
• Remove from refrigerator and cut into squares.
• FROSTING: In a double boiler, melt butterscotch chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and peanut butter.
• Spread immediately before it begins to cool.

YUMMY BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and butter, mixing until well blended.
• 2. Blend in banana and eggs.
• 3. Add combined remaining ingredients mixing until moistened.
• 4. Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees, for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center of the bread comes out clean.
• 6. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Glaze if desired when the bread is cooled. NOTE: I just make a glaze with powdered sugar, a little milk, and either vanilla or lemon extract. It's GREAT without glaze too. I personally like it best spreading... you guessed it, cream cheese on each slice. Yum!!

YUM YUM NUT SWEETS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Grease a 7- or 8-inch square baking pan with the oil. Set aside. Place the nuts in a food processor and chop until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Put the contents into a small mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and egg whites. With a spatula, scrape the contents of the bowl into the oiled pan and press into an even layer. Bake for 1 hour for soft cookies or 1 1/2 hours for crisp cookies. Remove from the oven. Allow to cool. Cut into 1 3/4- or 2-inch squares.
• Variation:
• Chocolate Yum Yums: Even though these are simply a chocolate version of the Yum Yums, everyone seems to think that they are brownies. Yum. Melt 2 1/2 ounces of 70% dark-not milk-chocolate in a double boiler. Add to the mixing bowl after the sugar and egg whites. Proceed as directed.