Pumpkin Spice Whoppies with Creamy Marshmallow Spice Filling

1 C. Canned Pumpkin
1/3 C. Butter, Soft
1 Pkg Spice Cake Mix
2 Eggs
1/2 C. Milk
1 Recipe Marshmallow-Spice Filling

Preheat oven to 375. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil (grease foil). In a large mixing bowl beat pumpkin and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add cake mix, eggs and milk; beat on low speed until combined, and then on medium speed for 1 minute.

Using a 1 T cookie scoop or by the heaping tablespoon, drop mounds of batter 3" apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until set and lightly browned around edges. Carefully remove from parchment or foil; cool on wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, lining cooled cookie sheets with new paper as needed. You can make cookies ahead of time and store them at room temperature for 24 hours. Prepare Marshmallow-Spice Filling, can make ahead of time and store in a bowl in the refrigerator. Spread about 2-3 T filling on the flat side of one cookie; top with second cookie. Repeat. Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 2 hours. Serves 15-18

Creamy Marshmallow Spice Filling
1/2 C. Butter, soft
1 8oz Cream Cheese
2 C. Powdered Sugar
1/2 of a 7 oz jar of Marshmallow Cream
2 t. Vanilla
1/2 t. Cinnamon
1/2 t. Nutmeg

Beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add powdered sugar, marshmallow cream, vanilla and spices. Beat well until combined.

Broccoli Soup

1 Bunch Broccoli
4 Chicken Bouillon
1 Chopped Onion
2 Cups Water

Boil until tender.

3/4 sq. Margarine
1/2 Cup Flour
2 Cups Milk
2 Cups Grated Cheddar Cheese

Make white sauce; add cheese. Add broccoli mixture.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients:

3 eggs, divided

1 1/3 cup sugar, divided

1 1/4 cup flour

2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

3/4 cup oil

1 can pumpkin

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 oz package cream cheese, softened

Directions:

Combine 2 eggs, one cup sugar, oil and pumpkin in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat mixture at medium speed for 5 min, scrape down sides of bowl and add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, blend together cream cheese, remaining egg, and sugar. Pour pumpkin mixture into prepared muffin tin ( I used decorative paper liners), filling 2/3 full. Place a heaping tablespoon of cream filling in the center of each muffin. Sprinkle with one teaspoon topping mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes. Make 1 1/2 dozen.

Topping:

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

3 tablespoons flour

2 tablespoons butter, softened

Combine all ingredients with a pastry cutter, until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.

Pioneer Woman's Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Syrup

Ingredients

* 5 whole To 6 Whole Fresh Peaches (best When Not Overly Ripe Or Soft)
* 1 cup Flour
* ½ cups Sugar
* ½ cups Light Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
* ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
* ½ teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
* ¼ teaspoons Salt
* 1 stick Butter (1/2 Cup)
* ½ whole Lemon
* 7 Tablespoons Real Maple Syrup, Divided
* 1-½ cup Whipping Cream
* 3 Tablespoons Light Corn Syrup

Preparation Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, light brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt using a fork or pastry cutter. Cut butter into small pieces and gradually add to flour mixture until evenly mixed.

Peel peaches into a bowl. Add the zest from half a lemon. Squeeze juice from lemon half and stir in with peaches and zest. Add 2 tablespoons real maple syrup to peaches, stir well.

Pour peach mixture into a small pan (8” or 9” square) and cover evenly with crumb topping. Cover with foil and bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until crisp and brown on top.

Maple Cream Sauce:

Pour whipping cream into a saucepan. Add 5 tablespoons real maple syrup, 3 tablespoons corn syrup and stir over moderate heat until thickened and reduced by about one-third, approximately 15 minutes. Refrigerate mixture until it is cold and thick, or set the saucepan into a small bowl of ice (the ice will melt and turn into ice water). Stirring your mixture, it will cool and thicken in about 15 minutes. Drizzle sauce over peach crisp. Serve warm.

Pioneer Woman's Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

* 2 whole Granny Smith Apples
* 2 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls
* 2 sticks Butter
* 1-½ cup Sugar
* 1 teaspoon Vanilla
* Cinnamon, To Taste
* 1 can (12 Oz.) Mountain Dew Soda

Preparation Instructions

Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.

Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

Bruce's Eggnog Pumpkin Pie

1 Can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
1 1/4 cup eggnog
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)

Combine pumpkin, eggnog, sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 60 - 65 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Refrigerate until serving.

BANANA NUT SHEET CAKE

Cream:

1 Cup Sugar

½ Cup Butter or Margarine

2 Eggs

1 Cup Buttermilk (substitute = mix 1 Tbsp Vinegar with approximately 1 Cup Milk)

1 Cup Chopped Nuts (suggestion = Pecans)

Add:

2 Cups Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Vanilla

2 ½ Regular-Sized Bananas, Mashed

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a greased 9”x13” pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Another option is to pour mixture into a sheet cake pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Check cake consistency with a toothpick.

FROSTING

Boil over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly:

½ Cup Butter or Margarine

1 Cup Brown Sugar

Stir in ¼ Cup Milk.

Continue stirring until mixture comes to a boil. Cool mixture to lukewarm temperature. Add 1 3/4 Cups Powdered Sugar. Beat until mixture has a consistency that will be easy to spread (hot water may be added to thin frosting).