It’s not a family cookbook unless you include this basic recipe!

You might need to buy:
  • butter or margarine
  • puffed rice cereal
  • Variations add:
  • raisins or
  • nuts or

Another name for extra moist and delicious brownies. These were the go-to recipe for last minute dessert and food gifts. Regular cocoa gives the reddish color for the original name.

The recipe was created from two recipes from a Farm Journal cookbook, and has been even further adapted over the years.

The original recipe called for 1 cup butter and 1/2 cup cocoa. The extra cocoa and butter make the brownies a little more chocolate-y.

ready in about an hour
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • vanilla
  • salt
  • flour
  • Optional: Confectioner's or powdered sugar
Belongs to JenniferGM Sherry Cake 

Another semi-homemade cake.

ready in about an hour and 5 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • nutmeg
  • eggs
  • Sherry
  • vegetable oil
  • vanilla pudding and pie filling
  • yellow cake mix
Belongs to JenniferGM Kahlua Cake 

This recipe is from a roommate from college. I prefer Duncan Hines devil’s food cake mix. I’ve used all different kinds of sour cream (non-fat, reduced). All work fine, but regular is my preferred.

Easy to make chocolate cake that is moist and rich.

ready in about an hour and 15 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • Devil’s Food Cake mix
  • sour cream
  • eggs
  • vegetable oil
Belongs to JenniferGM Cheese Cake 

Notes from Grandma: You must be the judge of your oven temps and bake accordingly.

I really like a spring form pan. I grease the sides and pack the crumbs up the side of the pan.

You might need to buy:
  • sour cream
  • Topping
  • vanilla
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • cream cheese
  • Filling
  • melted butter/ oleo
  • sugar
  • graham crackers
  • Crust
  • vanilla
  • sugar

Two cakelike cookies with creamy filling in between. Dave loves these. Gobs is the Pennsylvania name.

Start with the first step of the filling so it can chill while baking the cookies.

Charlotte’s notes: the filling recipe actually makes enough for a double batch of dough.

You might need to buy:
  • egg
  • vanilla
  • shortening
  • Crisco
  • powdered sugar
  • milk
  • flour
  • cocoa
  • Cream Filling:
  • buttermilk or sour milk
  • baking soda
  • unsifted flour
  • vanilla
  • margarine
Belongs to JenniferGM Mint Wafers 

Very sketchy information.

You might need to buy:
  • flour
  • baking soda
  • Chopped walnuts
  • vanilla OR 1/2 teaspoon peppermint
  • water
  • eggs
  • sugar
  • brown sugar
  • salt
serves 9
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • lime juice
  • lemon juice
  • hot water
  • melted butter

Gregory Christmas cookie.

You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • packed brown sugar
  • egg
  • vanilla
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • quick cooking rolled oats
  • finely chopped pecans
  • unsifted all-purpose flour
Belongs to JenniferGM Pot-de-Crème  

Nothing included about cooking the custard, only the scalded milk.

You might need to buy:
  • chocolate chips
  • sugar
  • vanilla
  • eggs