C is for Cookie

These are SO easy and very tasty! Its basically a variation on the 7-layer or Magic Cookie bars using pretzels as the crust for a delicious salty-sweet combination. I used regular milk chocolate chips instead of the hershey's mini-kisses. And I pulsed my pretzels a few times in the Vita-mix to get them nice and fine. FYI -- If you are impatient to try one when they come out of the oven and you try to cut these before they are completely cooled, the marshmallow will make a horrible mess and the crust will crumble all over. :) Voice of Experience.

Rocky Road Tasty Team Treats
source: Hershey Kiss Recipes

1 1/2 Cups finely crushed thin pretzels or pretzel sticks
3/4 Cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 3/4 Cups (10-ounce package) Hershey's Mini kisses Milk Chocolate
3 Cups Miniature marshmallows
1 1/3 Cups coarsely chopped pecans

1) Heat oven to 350 degrees F, Gerase bottom and sides of 13X9X2 baking pan
2) Combine pretzels and melted butter in small bowl; press evenly onto bottom of prepared pan. Spread sweetened condensed milk evenly over pretzel layer; layer evenly with chocolates, marshmallows and pecans, in order. Press down firmly on pecans.
3) Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Dip

My sister found a yummy (and pretty healthy) dip recipe. I had it over a yummy salad kind of like dressing ... also on bread as a spread to make a lettuce and tomato sandwich. Melissa ate it as a dip with carrots and broccoli to dip in it ... it was tasty any way you serve it.

The following blog was the original source ... It also has a picture and a link to instructions on how to roast your own red pepper:
http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009/07/white-bean-and-roasted-red-pepper-dip.html

Roasting the red pepper was super easy and it tasted so good!


White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Dip
(makes 2 snack sized servings)

Ingredients:
1/2 19 ounce can white beans
1 roasted red pepper
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 lemon (zest and juice)
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Puree everything in a food processor until smooth adding water (or more olive oil) to bring it to the consistency that you desire.