Strawberry Sensation....

YUM! First off. This recipe came from a Kraft food magazine and it was SOOOOO delicious!!! The picture does not really give a good example of what it is to look like- but believe me. It's great.

4 cups fresh strawberries, divided
1 can (14 oz.) Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Topping, thawed, divided
8 OREO Cookies, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. butter, melted

LINE 9x5-inch loaf pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Mash 2 cups of the strawberries in large bowl. Add condensed milk, juice and 2 cups of the whipped topping; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.

MIX chopped cookies and butter. Spoon over whipped topping mixture. Cover with ends of foil and gently press cookie mixture into whipped topping mixture. Freeze 6 hours or until firm.

INVERT dessert onto serving plate when ready to serve; remove pan and foil. Spread remaining whipped topping onto top and sides of dessert. Slice remaining 2 cups strawberries; arrange over dessert.

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/strawberry-whipped-sensation-109477.aspx

This link will even give you a video as to how to make it :-)

-also- don't put the final whip and strawberries on until you are ready to serve. :-) especially if you live in texas. it will melt fast. :-)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1/2 C white sugar

1/2 C brown sugar

1 C butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

1/2 C flour

1 C chocolate chips

1 C walnuts or pecans, chopped

1 9" deepdish unbaked pie shell

vanilla ice cream or cool whip

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325F. In large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add flour and sugars and beat until well blended. Blend in melted butter. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Bake pie on a cookie sheet for 1 hr.

Serve warm with ice cream or cool whip.

It is good to have a second pie dish that you can put under the original, as the butter has been known to leak.

This is a very rich and delicious pie. I think it is too sweet without the ice cream or cool whip.

We have been making this for years in our family. For a long time, it was a winter dessert, but I decided to make it for a couple of occasions this summer, and I have found that it is just good in summer as in winter!

Chewy Peanutbutter Cookies

Bring to a rolling boil:

1 C white sugar

2 C brown sugar

1 Pt karo syrup

Pour over

8 C Special K Cereal

3 C (24 oz) peanutbutter (my grandma swears by Chunky, but I use creamy)

1 t vanilla

Stir well

Dropout spoonfuls quickly onto wax paper.

Yields--75

These cookies are a tradition in my family that goes back to my maternal greatgrandmother. I make them every 4th of July, and they are always a hit!