Every year at Christmas when we have our cookie exchange, my sister Janette makes oatmeal cookies. And every year my husband HIDES our share so that he can eat all 12 cookies!

So this year for Valentine's Day, I asked Janette for the recipe so that I can make them for my DH! And maybe the rest of the family will get to taste them.

Enjoy!


COCONUT-OATMEAL COOKIES:

(Mix in order given)
1 c. margarine, room temp.
2 c brown sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 c coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 c flour (yes, only one cup - that is one of the funky things with this recipe)
4 c oatmeal.

Mix well. Refrigerate dough for about 4 hours. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Make into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Press down with a fork (like you do with peanutbutter) and bake until golden brown.

Here are the recipes for quick pies.

I don't know if the recipe book is still available or not since it was puclished in 1983, "The Best Of Bisquick from Betty Crocker".

There are all kinds of main course pies, desserts, breads and other goodies in this book. Mine is a mess, it's been used so much.

Maybe it's still available -- or an updated edition -- brom Betty Crocker.

Jan


IMPOSSIBLE FRENCH APPLE PIE

PIE:
6 cups slice, pared tart apples
1&1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup milk
2 TBS margarine or butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Bisquick

STREUSEL:
Mix 1 cup Bisquick, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, 1/3 cup packed brown sugar and 3 TBS firm butter or margarine until crumbly.

Heat oven to 325. Grease pie plate -- 10"x1".
Mix apple and spices; turn into plate.
Beat remaining ingredients except Streusel until smooth, 15 seconds in the blender on high or 1 minute with a hand beater.
Pour into pie plate.
Sprinkle with Streusel.
Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean -- 55-60 minutes
Cool


IMPOSSIBLE COCONUT PIE

2 cups milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1/&1/2 tsps vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup flaked or shredded coconut [we like lots of coconut so I pack the cup]
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup Bisquick

Heat oven to 350. Grease pie plate [9"X1&1/4" or 10"X1&1/2"]
Place all ingredients in blender.
Cover and blend on high for 15 seconds.
Pour into plate.
Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean -- 50-55 minutes.
Cool


IMPOSSIBLE BANANA CREAM PIE

1 cup milk
1/3 cup margarine or butter -- melted
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1&1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup Bisquick
2 medium bananas, sliced
1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 TBS powdered sugar

Heat oven to 350. Grease pie plate, 9"X1&1/4 "
Beat milk, margarine, vanilla, eggs, sugarand baking mix until smooth -- 30 seconds in blender on high and 1 minute with hand beater.

Pour mix into plate
Bake until knife inserted in center come out clean, about 30 minutes.
Cool completely.
Arrange banana slices on pie.
Beat whipping cream and powedered sugar in chilled bowl until stiff.
Spreak over top.

Kelli Giffin’s Spicy Chicken

1 lb of boneless chicken
1 cup chopped onion
1 jar of salsa
1packet of taco seasoning

Cut chicken into smaller pieces mix ingredients in crockpot, cover and cook on high for 3 hours. Near the end of the cooking time, shred chicken with 2 forks. Serve on heated tortillas with cheese and sour cream.