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Hi Everyone!! So for those of us who love to cook/bake (even for those who don't like to, but still need to) I wanted to set up a blog for some of the best recipes:) This may take a while to get going, but thats ok, its new. Eventually, someday, I would like to put a cookbook together- (tina and i will prob tag team this, and whoever else wants to help!) maybe a few different types...i thought it would be cool to get some of Grandma's old recipes from both sides and do a family one. i also wanted to get some recipes from some of the young couples too- bc we all experienced the challenge of having to cut recipes in half bc were not exactly feeding 8! or whatever you found that works:) If you leave some ideas/recipes in the comment section i can post it:)
So I guess I'll start:) - these are super good and its hard to mess up...

Home-made Ice Cream Sandwiches

(First, the "sandwich part". This is actually just a cookie recipe, so you can use either one "German Chocolate Cookies")

You need:

• 1 package of German Chocolate Cake Mix


• 2 eggs


• 1/2 cup of butter (melted)


• 1/2 cup of quick-cooking oats


• 1 cup of chocolate chips (I always use milk chocolate bc i think they taste better)


• for sake of the actual recipe it calls for 1/2cup of raisins, but i've never put them in...yuck.

Mix it all together. For cookies:drop by rounded tablespoons, for sandwiches: flatten. 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake @350 for 9-11 minutes. cool on wire rack. You may want to wait until completely cool before adding the "ice cream" part- trust me;)

For the Ice Cream part...so the possibilities are really endless-you can use whatever type of yogurt you want. Once I used mint ice cream w/ whip cream (I added a little green color and mint extract-not too much tho, 1/2 teaspoon would do it. they turned out super good.)

• 2 six ounce containers of strawberry yogurt (cherry is good too)


• 6 oz of cherry preserves (not jelly, strawberry works fine too, like i said you cant really go wrong with this recipe)


• 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract


• 1 eight ounce thawed whipped topping (you may need less)

Mix it all together and wallah.

Wait for the cookies to cool, then i use a 9x13 cooking pan and place half my cookies upside-down and then generously put the ice cream in the middle. don't wait too long to use it or it will melt. put an other cookie on top and freeze for at least 1-2 hours. it usually makes 12-16. It sets pretty fast. Yum! and they are so much better for you than regular ice cream! My husband loves these and eats one, sometimes two every night:)