Homemade Frosting

Vanilla Frosting

4 1/2 Cups Confectioner's (Powdered) Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
4-5 Tablespoons of Milk

Cream the butter. Add the vanilla. Gradually add in the Sugar.
Add the tablespoons of Milk to get the consistency you want.

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Chocolate Frosting
4 cups of confectioner's Sugar
1/2 Cup Baking Cocoa
1/2 Cup Butter Softened
1 1/2 Teaspoons of Vanilla
4-5 Tablespoons of Milk or Coffee

Follow the directions above.

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Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
Add the Vanilla.
Add the sugar, beat until smooth.

Neiman-Marcus Cookies

Neiman-Marcus is a very expensive store, they sell an $8.00 t-shirt for $50.00.
A lady was having lunch and she wanted the cookie recipe. They told her it was "two-fifty" and she said to add it to her tab. When she got her credit card statement later that month, she found out that they charged her $250.00 for the recipe. They wouldn't give her money back, so she has forwarded on this recipe. So everyone now gets Neiman-Marcus cookies for FREE!

NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)
2 cups butter2
4 oz. Chocolate chips
4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Salt2 cups sugar
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
5 cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. Baking powder
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)


Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
Cream the butter and both sugars.
Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda .
Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar, and nuts.
Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie Sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
Makes 112 cookies.

My Pink Cake!

This is the cake I made for my Bridal Shower. It was a simple confetti cake from the box, but the pink frosting I made. It was very good!

Frosted Spice Cake

This is a good holiday cake. (Has no dairy products in the cake, just in the frosting).

Ingredients:

Cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups water
2/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softenend
8 ounces cream cheese
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Combine the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and beat until smooth (batter will be thin).
Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Frosting:
Beat softened butter and cream cheese until well blended.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy.