M'n'M COOKIES

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

3/4 cup chocolate chips (mini's work great)

1 cup M and M's (mini's work great)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line baking sheet with parchment or use silpat.

Cream cream your butter and sugars until well combined.

Add your egg and vanilla mixing to combine.

Add your flour, pudding mix, baking soda and salt, stirring to combine.

Add chips and m and m’s stirring to combine.

With a medium cookie scoop, place dough 1 inch apart from each other. Bake for 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Let cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Enjoy!

Makes 2 dozen cookies

10 minutes on my air-bake pans was perfect!

LAYERED DORITO CASSEROLE

1 bag Doritos

1 onion, diced

1 pound lean ground beef

1 clove garlic, minced

10oz Rotel or salsa

1 package taco seasoning

1 cup sour cream

1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup

2 cups shredded cheese

Optional toppings

Lettuce

Tomato

Olives

Sour Cream

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cook ground beef with onion and garlic until no pink remains. Add taco seasoning, rotel/salsa and ¼ cup of water. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes and remove from heat.

3. In a large bowl, beef mixture, 1 cup sour cream, soup and 1 cup of cheese.

4. Slightly crush Doritos (not completely, you don't want crumbs).

5. Layer in the following order:

1/3 of the Doritos

1/2 the meat mix

1/3 of the Doritos

1/2 meat mix

1/3 of Doritos

Remaining cheese.

6. Spray a piece of foil with cooking spray and cover casserole.

7. Bake 30 minutes covered, remove foil and bake uncovered for an additional 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Top with lettuce, tomatoes and olives if desired.

CORNBREAD (w/CHEESY STUFFED OPTION)

1 c. buttermilk

1/2 c. unsalted butter

1/4 c. honey

2 large eggs

1 c. all-purpose flour

1 c. yellow cornmeal

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

***6-8 oz. cheese, pepper jack, cheddar, whatever you like (optional)***

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine buttermilk, butter, honey and eggs in a medium bowl. Whisk to evenly combine.

In a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking soda and salt. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.

Grease 9x9 dish or use a spring-form pan.  

Pour batter into prepared pan.  Bake for 25-30 minutes until, knife inserted into center comes out clean.

***CHEESY STUFFED OPTION -- Spread half of the cornbread batter into the pan. Sprinkle cheese on top to create an even layer. Pour remaining batter and spread to cover the cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the cornbread is golden and cooked through.  Let cool for 5 minutes in pan. Slice and serve warm.