Danita's Recipe Box

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 10 ounce package mint chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In small saucepan, combine sugar, butter and water. Bring just to a boil; remove from heat. Add 1 cup mint chocolate chips and vanilla extract, stirring until morsels are melted and mixture is smooth. Transfer to large mixer bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour mixture and remaining mint chocolate chips. Spread in greased 9 inch square baking pan. Bake 25 to 35 minutes, just until center is set. Cool completely.

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (6 whole)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 8 ounce packages cream cheese (softened)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 1 ounce packages Nestle unsweetened pre-melted chocolate

Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer, until well blended. Blend in eggs. Blend in chocolate. Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F; continue baking 30 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup sugar

In a large mixer bowl, cream butter, oil, eggs, sugars and vanilla. In another bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking soda and cream of tartar. Add to creamed mixture. Beat until smooth. Form into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar, coating on all sides. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with decorative cookie press or bottom of glass. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes or unti light golden brown. Let cool on sheet for 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack.