Thursday, October 21, 2010

Tiny Little Pizza's

Ok, they're not really that tiny, but I thought it was cute when my 4 year old got so excited when he saw what we were having for dinner and said "Aw, tiny little pizzas!"

1 can refrigerator biscuits
1 jar of pizza sauce (or home made would be great!)
1 pkg pizza cheese (or you can just use Mozzerella)
Pizza toppings of your choice (I used Canadian bacon & crushed pineapple)

If you have the muffin tins that make 6 jumbo muffins, rather than making 12 regular sized ones, I suggest using that tin. I used the jumbo muffin tin and I made a couple regular sized ones and we liked the jumbo ones better...the dough wasn't as thick.

Grease muffin tin.
Add a biscuit to each tin opening and form to make a cup
Preheat oven as directed on biscuit packaging and bake biscuits for about 6-8 minutes
Remove from oven and add all toppings
Return to oven and bake about 10 more minutes until cheese is melted and biscuits are golden.
Eat Up!

These was really quick, easy, and yummy! My 4 year old loved it that he could help me put the toppings on and my husband said he actually really liked it. It'll be on our menu again for sure!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1/2 lb (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
3 cups Quaker Oats (uncooked)
1 cup raisins

::Heat oven to 350
::Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy
::Add eggs & vanilla; beat well
::Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well
::Stir in oats & raisins; mix well
::Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet
::Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown
::Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.

This makes about 3-4 dozen cookies. I added a little extra cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg and they turned out perfectly! Yum!