Cookies

These are from my niece Megan - sound good! She won first prize at work for their holiday cookie contest. She is the sister to my handsome Fireman nephew, and just as cute. A Vice President at a large financial institution and isn't 30 yet! Wow! Takes after her auntie (auntie runs away laughing!)
Carmelite Cookie Bars
Dough
2 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups butter
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed)
1 tsp salt
Filling
32 caramels (1 bag)
3 Tbs cream or milk
3 Tbs butter
1 bag chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions:
Combine dough ingredients using a pastry blender until crumbly. Press 3/4 (or less if that will cover) of the dough onto the bottom of a 9x13 jellyroll pan. Bake for 10 min at 350-no longer as there's a second baking!
Melt caramels with cream & butter. Pour over baked crust. Top caramel with chocolate chips, nuts, and remaining dough. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Let cool. Cut into squares and enjoy!

Granola Recipe from Nova Scotia

Mix in a big bowl:

5 cups rolled oats
1 cup soy flour
1 cup skim milk powder
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup coconut
1 cup mixed nuts (I use 1/4 cup each of peanuts, walnuts, cashews, sliced almonds)
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup flaxseeds

Add 1/3 cup Canola oil and 2/3 cup Maple Syrup. Blend and Bake for 20 minutes @ 325.

Cool and add 1 cup raisins. Mix well. Store in glass containers.

Kyra Sedgewick aunt Lydia's Blue Ribbon Pecan Pie

From the TV show, The Closer

Blue Ribbon Pecan Pie

Per Kyra Sedgewick: My Aunt Lydia entered this every year in the Gwinnett County Fair and made the other ladies green with envy!

1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoon melted butter
2 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped pecans

In a large bowl, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, salt, butter, and vanilla; mix well. Add slightly beaten eggs and blend well; stir in pecans. Pour into the unbaked pie shell. Bake in a preheated 350- degree oven for 45 minutes, or until set. Cool and serve with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

There was another recipe there for a breakfast "potion" that used instant grits. I lived not too far from where Kyra grew up in GA, and no self-respecting southerner would use instant grits in those days. I know I'm a bit older that she (only a teensy bit mind you!) but I just can't believe they have back-slid that much! Check out the site and the recipes!