Trail Mix

This is a super easy to make snack. I like to keep all of the ingredients on hand for a quick snack to make when guests come over or if I need a snack for my kids when we go out for the day or whatever. These are our favorite brands to use and of course you can add whatever you would like to your trail mixes, i.e. pretzels, mixed nuts, mixed dried fruit, etc.

Grandma Ruth's Choc. Chip Cookies

These are my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies ever! This is my mom's recipe.  So a little about my mom, she's legendary in her cooking.  I remember growing up and going to potlucks late, as always, and when we arrived everybody would get back up and back in line to get whatever my mom might be bringing.  She's a farmer's wife and her meals are hearty and delicious! Hope you Enjoy!

1 1/2 cup butter (opt. part shortening/lard)

1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup white sugar

3 Tbsp. milk

1 Tbsp. vanilla

3 eggs

4 -4 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. soda

2 cups choc chips, or solid choc. chunked up.

 

Cream shortening and butter and sugars, add eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.  Stir in Chocolate. Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet covered in oil. Bake at 350 until done (about 10-12 min).  Let cool on sheet a couple of minutes before putting on a cooling rack.

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