I got the pecan bar recipe from my Aunt Marilynn I don't know where she first found it but they are moist and delicious and should be enjoyed at holiday celebrations everywhere!
Pecan Bars
Crust:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 cup corn starch
Mix and press into a cookie sheet with sides. Bake at 350 for 15 min.
Filling:
1lb brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
2 cup pecans chopped
Mix ingredients and pour over hot baked curst. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 min then at 350 for 5 min. Cool and frost.
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
4 oz cream cheese
1lb box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Combine softened butter and cream cheese on low speed of electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar until frosting is smooth, add vanilla and spread over cooled pecan bars. Cut into small squares, these are very rich so a little goes a long way!!
I got the recipe for these gingerbread cookies from a taste of home magazine. I love them because the recipe is simple ingredients that I almost always have in my pantry and they taste ever so yummy!
Gingerbread Cookies
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla frosting of your choice