During this extra time at home, I have been looking through all of my recipes and making some that I haven’t made in years! I remember Briton having these cookies in his lunch in high school when we were dating! These are filled with simple ingredients that you probably have on hand, and they are a family favorite! And yes… even though I don’t like chocolate, I still make them for my chocolate-loving family!

Ingredients
2 cups of flour
3/4 cup of cocoa
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 1/2 sticks of butter
2 cups of sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla

Directions:
1. With an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and eggs on medium speed until light and fluffy – about 2 minutes.
2. Add vanilla.
3. Mix dry ingredients – flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda – and gradually add to butter mixture. Combine on low speed.
4. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for one hour.
5. Roll into one inch balls and roll each ball in sugar.
6. Place on buttered cookie sheet. Bake until set – about 6 minutes – at 350 degrees.

My family loves these cookies, and we hope you love them too! And even though I don’t care for chocolate, I love making these for my family!

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When Briton and I first got married, his mom gave me a recipe book filled with all of his favorite recipes from growing up! Since we are all home more, I have been looking through the book and finding some of our favorites that I haven’t made for years! These frosty strawberry squares are such a refreshing dessert! Ironically, I had never made them for the kids! We made these this week, and they have been a HUGE hit!

Ingredients
Crust:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup melted better

Filling:
2 egg whites
1 cup sugar
32 ounces of fresh or frozen strawberries
2 T lemon juice
1 cup whipped cream (or Cool Whip)

Directions:
1. Blend all the ingredients for the crust in a food processor. Spread evenly in baking dish. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
2. Spread 2/3 of the crumbs in a 9×13 dish. Save remaining 1/3 of the crumbs to sprinkle on top.
3. With large mixer and large bowl, combine 2 egg whites and 1 cup of sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form.
4. In a blender or food processor, add 32 ounces of fresh or frozen strawberries and 2 T of lemon juice. Blend until smooth.
5. Add the strawberry mixture to the egg mixture. Beat for 10 minutes or until it holds a stiff peak.
6. Add 1 cup of whipped cream and mix until smooth.
7. Spoon strawberry mixture over crumbs and top with remaining crumbs.
8. Freeze.

Such a great way to enjoy strawberries in the summer and winter!

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