No-Bake Lemony Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) package light cream cheese softened
1 (10 oz.) jar Dickinson's® Lemon Curd
2 cups light whipped topping thawed, plus more for topping
1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie crust
Fresh raspberries and lemon slices

Directions
BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth. Add curd. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into prepared pie crust. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Garnish with dollops of whipped topiing and fresh raspberries and lemon slices, if desired.

Yield: 8 servings

Lemon Curd Bars

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened*
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 (10 oz.) jars Dickinson's® Lemon Curd
3/4 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup almonds chopped
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Directions

HEAT oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until creamy. Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Pat 3/4 of mixture into bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
BAKE 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Spread curd over baked layer. Add coconut and almonds to remaining crumb mixture; stir to mix. Sprinkle over curd.
BAKE additional 25 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

* To soften butter: Heat unwrapped butter in microwave 10 to 15 seconds.

Yield: 24 bars

Golden M&M's Bars Recipe

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup vanilla or white chips
1-3/4 cups plain M&M's, divided


In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Bear in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chips and 1 cup of M&M's.
Spoon into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan; spread evenly in pan. Sprinkle with the remaining M&M's. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 each) equals 232 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 128 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Lemon Bread

1 pkg. lemon cake mix
3 oz. instant lemon pudding mix
1 c. water
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil

Combine ingredients, heat well. Pour into 2 prepared loaf pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees. While still warm combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup lemon juice and pour over bread.

Cranberry Nut Bread

1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 instant lemon pudding mix
4 eggs
1/4 c. oil
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 can whole cranberry sauce

Mix all ingredients together except nuts and sauce. Mix well. Stir (fold in) sauce and nuts. Grease and flour pans, 4 small or 2 regular. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes for 4 small pans, 50 to 60 minutes for 2 regular pans.

Homemade Eggnog

6 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 quart milk
1/3 pint heavy whipping cream
a pinch of ground nutmeg
a pinch of salt
Butter Schapps to taste 

First, beat your eggs then mix in the vanilla, milk, and salt. In a separate bowl beat your whipping cream until soft peaks form. Then fold it into your egg/milk mixture. Sprinkle with the nutmeg, serve, and feel merry!

Graham Crackers

1/2 cup shortening
 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 2 cups whole wheat flour
 1 cup all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1/4 cup milk

1. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar. Stir in the vanilla. Combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Cover and chill dough until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles. Place 1/2 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp. Edges will be golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to cool on wire racks.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/graham-crackers/

Picture for tips for rolling out and baking: http://www.bakerella.com/homemade-graham-crackers/