3/4 cup margarine
1-1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tablespoons water
2 cup chocolate chips
2 Eggs
2-1/2 cup flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
12 ounces Andes mint candy (2 boxes)

Melt margarine, add chips and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and stir until chips are completely melted. Pour into large bowl. Add brown sugar and water and cool slightly. At high speed, beat in eggs one at a time. Reduce to low speed and add dry ingredients. Stir until blended. Chill dough. When ready to bake, line cookie sheets with foil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll dough into very small balls (about 1/2 teaspoon per ball). Place 2 inches apart and bake for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and while cookies are still on pan, place half a candy piece on each cookie. Remove to waxed paper, wait about a minute and swirl the candy pieces across top of cookie.

1 (16 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup chopped almonds, walnuts or granola

Heat oven to 325 degrees F.

Dump cranberries into an ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan. Dump apple pie filling into pan. Spread mixture evenly and “sift” dry cake mix on top.   Cut up butter and dot top of cake. Sprinkle nuts or granola on top of cake. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes, then cut into squares.

Serve with Cool Whip or ice cream.

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2 pkg. unsweetened strawberry Kool-Aid
1 – 6 oz. can frozen orange juice
1 – 48 oz. can pineapple juice
2 quarts water
2 c. sugar
1 liter ginger ale
1 pkg. frozen whole strawberries

Combine all ingredients, adding ginger ale and berries just before serving (the strawberries can get slimy if left in for a while, you can omit them if the serving time is long).

To keep you warm this winter!

Red & Green Snowflake Collage Photo Holiday CardWishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday Season!! This festive, colorful holiday card features a collage of 4-6 photos which may be left in color or converted to black & white or sepia as you wish. In a dusky red & a deep green, you can also change the colors to anything you wish – see the product page for more color ideas or request your own in the “design notes” field.