Sheet Pan Pancakes

Sheet Pan Pancakes

(Activity Girls recipe)

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-1/2 cups milk
2 large eggs
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1-2 cups of mix-ins, such as fruit

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Melt the butter. (Cut into small cubes; defrost for 3 minutes in a plastic bowl with a paper towel over top.) 

3. Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
4. Add the milk and eggs to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly together. 

5. Add the melted butter and mix thorougly. (If you add the butter at the same time as the milk, it cools it off and makes clumps!)
6. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and pour the batter onto the pan, spreading evenly.
7. Spread the mix-ins over the batter and bake for 15 mnutes until golden brown. (If you use baking chips, dust them with flour first to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan.)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source: Margaret Barrus

Makes approximately 1-1/2 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter flavored Crisco (can use the sticks) 

1 cup brown sugar 

1/2 cup white sugar 

2 eggs 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

1 teaspoon baking soda 

1 teaspoon salt 

2-1/2 cups flour 

1-1/2 to 2 cups chocolate chips 

1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Cream together the first five ingredients. 

Add the next three ingredients.

Mix and add chocolate chips walnuts. 

Bake at 350 F for 13 minutes. 

Tips:

Use a #30 scoop and don't flatten the cookies. 

Bake them on parchment paper.

Gluten Free "Monster" Cookies

Monster Cookies 

Source: Evonne Anderson

Makes a LARGE batch. (I cut it in half when I made it for my family.)

1 c butter (or margarine.)  

2 ½ c brown sugar 

2 c sugar 

6 eggs 

2 ½ c peanut butter 

4 tsp baking soda 

 9 cups oatmeal 

¼ c vanilla 

2 c nuts (opt.) 

chocolate chips or M&Ms as desired. 

Mix and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. 

Here's the recipe halved:

1/2 c butter

1 1/4 cups brown sugar

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 1/4 cups peanut butter

2 tsp baking soda

4 1/2 cups oatmeal

2 tbsp vanilla

1 cup nuts

chocolate chips or M&Ms as desired. 

Watermelon Rice Krispy Treats

Watermelon Rice Krispy Treats 

Source: https://www.chocolateslopes.com/watermelon-crispy-cereal-treats/ 

Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Ingredients 

40 large marshmallows 

6 cups toasted rice cereal 

3 tablespoons butter 

red and green food coloring 

mini chocolate chips 

Directions 

 Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a large pot. 

Add 20 marshmallows and stir over low heat until melted. 

Stir in green food coloring until thoroughly coated.

 Remove from heat and add 3 cups of cereal to marshmallows. (**Start with 2.5 cups and slowly add more if needed.)

Stir until cereal is well coated.

Coat a pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Spray your hands with non-stick cooking spray and place the green cereal (while still warm) in the outer part of the pan, about 1 inch thick. 

Repeat steps above using red food coloring. 

Place the red cereal in the center of the pan, spreading out evenly with the green cereal. 

Add a few mini chocolate chips to the top of the treats.

Let sit for at least 2 hours before slicing.