Banana Bread

Ingredients 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 3 ripe bananas, mashed 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8×4 inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. [...]

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips  Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a mixing [...]

Rum balls

Ingredients: – 2 Tbsp white karo – 1 C powdered sugar – C chopped nuts – 30 vanilla wafers – 4 Tbsp rum Directions: Mix and roll into balls. Roll into powdered sugar. Store in tin can.

Best Banana Pudding

Ingredients: 7 slightly underripe large bananas 1 1/2 C sugar 8 large egg yolks 6 tablespoons of cornstarch 6 C half-and-half 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 box vanilla wafers 1 C heavy cream 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Roast Bananas: Use upper-middle [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 2 sticks of butter 2 eggs 1 Cup of brown sugar 1 Cup granulated sugar 14 oz chocolate bars (chopped) 3 Cups flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda (optional) 1.5 Cups of chopped nuts Directions: Cream butter, eggs, sugars. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder together and [...]

Dirt

This is one of Andrew’s favorite desserts.  There is absolutely nothing healthy about it, but is sure does taste good. Ingredients: Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened 2 Cups confectioners sugar 2 boxes of vanilla instant pudding 3 cups milk Two 8 oz containers of Cool Whip 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 packages [...]

Tres Leches (3 Milks Cake)

A co-worker of mine suggested that I make this cake for some of our matches during the Gold Cup. It was a huge hit! Ingredients: Yellow cake (cooled to room temperature) I make two 9-inch rounds and layer the cake. 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 1 (14-ounce) can evaporated [...]

Canadian Butter Tarts

We had these during the US v Canada match during the Gold Cup. They are very sweet and very delicious! Ingredients: Refrigerated roll-out pie pastry 1/2 cup of raisins 1/4 Cup of softened butter 1/4 Cup of packed brown sugar Pinch of salt 1/2 Cup of corn syrup 1 egg (slightly beaten) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla [...]

Hawaiian Cake

Ingredients: Yellow cake Crushed pineapple Cool whip Shredded coconut Instant vanilla pudding 2 Cups of milk Softened cream cheese (8 oz) Make a yellow cake. Cool cake. Mix instant vanilla pudding 2 cups of milk and softened cream cheese; beat until creamy. Spread over cake (cake must be cool). Spread crushed pineapple over pudding. Spread [...]

Blueberry Cobbler

Ingredients: 6 Tbsp. brown sugar 4 tsp. cornstarch 1/2 c. cold water 3 c. blueberries 2 Tbsp. butter 2 tsp. lemon juice Biscuit topper Instructions: Combine brown sugar, cornstarch and water; add berries. Cook and stir until bubbly and translucent. Add butter and lemon juice. Spoon into 2-quart casserole. Top with biscuit rounds. Bake are [...]