Hamburger Noodle Bake

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces egg noodles
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 tsp garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 16 oz tomato sauce
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp onion salt
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:

Brown ground beef in skillet and drain grease. Combine beef, garlic, salt, sugar and tomato sauce and simmer on low for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream, and onion salt. Boil noodles according to package directions, under-cooking by a minute & drain. In a greased 9X13 pan, lawyer noodles, cream cheese mixture, and meat sauce. Repeat. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until heated through.

This dish can be frozen ahead of time.  Follow directions as listed above but DO NOT BAKE. Cover with foil and freeze up to 3 months. To Serve: Thaw. Bake 350 for 40 minutes or until heated through.

From Once A Month Mom

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies

  

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Glaze (recipe follows)

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease baking sheets.

COMBINE flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.

BAKE for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Drizzle Glaze over cookies.

FOR GLAZE:
COMBINE 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in small bowl until smooth

Sweet Potato Dumplings

1 pkg. regular crescent rolls

1 pkg. frozen sweet potato patties ( 8 in pkg.)

 

Mix following ingredients together and bring to a boil until slightly thick:

2 c sugar

2 c milk

1 sticks butter or margarine

1 heaping T. cornstarch

1tsp cinnamon and/or nutmeg if desired

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 

Unroll crescent rolls, separate, and cut each crescent in half. I recommend rolling each crescent to make it larger

 

Cut each sweet potato patty in half

 

Wrap each piece of crescent roll around the potato half making sure to cover as much as you can

 

Place in pan or dish which has been sprayed with non-stick spray

 

Pour thickened mixture over all the rolls

 

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.