butter – McGuire's Recipes

Melody’s Cranberry Shortbread

Today is National Shortbread Day! This is Megan’s favorite recipe, given to her by Miss Melody, a friend from church.

New Year’s Eve Cookies (“Gourmet” M&M cookies)

I really wanted a hot, freshly baked, chocolate chip cookie. We enjoyed my experiment so much I made a second batch with the boys, but made them “gourmet”. I let the boys chose which M&M’s and they chose peanut, peanut butter and a few of the plain ones. They were the perfect “New Year Party” cookies.

“Spicy Texas Trash” Chex Mix

Oma made this mix from a recipe that Aunt Judy gave her. The recipe makes a lot, so cut in half if needed.

Box sizes are approximate, adjust as needed.

Rye Bagel Chips

Instead of buying our normal bagel chips, we attempted to make our own. We made our simple bagel recipe replacing the whole wheat flour with rye flour. We should have added some molasses for color. Then we cut the cooked bagels into thin slices and dehydrated. Easy! The hard part is keeping the kids away from snacking on them.

Hodge Podge Cookies

Adapted from a few different “Magic Cookie” recipes and our own preferences.

Be imaginative with these. Replace crushed cookies and pretzels with graham crackers, Ritz or Rice Crispies. Candy can be replaced with favorite candy pieces, dried fruit or nuts. A half cup oats can replace the coconut flakes. Add a little of your favorite jam. Have fun!