Tarts

 2 c. flour
2 sticks butter
1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 egg yolks

Crumble ingredients together (mix flour and powdered sugar and crumble in hard butter) and mix well with hands.  Add egg yolks and 1 t. vanilla.  Bake 10-15 minutes in 350 oven until lightly brown  Add your favorite fillings.

Brownie Recipe for Julia

You asked for a Brownie Recipe that you remembered from long ago.  I think this is the one you remember.  It's chewy and yummy.  It was a recipe contributed to an old cookbook by Donna B., Diane J. and Karen M.  

1 c. butter, melted
1/3 c. cocoa
2 c. sugar
Cream together and add 4 eggs, beating after each egg
Add
1 3/4 c. flour
2 t. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts--pecans, walnuts, etc. (optional)

Mix above ingredients well and pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.  Cool and frost.  Make your own chocolate butter frosting or frost with a tub of purchased chocolate frosting or use 1 tub of Betty Crocker "Whipped" Fluffy White Frosting. 

For Christmas add peppermint extract to white frosting and color the frosting pink.  Crush candy cane and sprinkle over the top.  You can also melt chocolate chips and drizzle the choclate over the top, using a sandwich bag with a corner clipped, for a fancier look. 

Add mint extract and light green food coloring for a mint-chocolate taste.  (Some of these ideas are from Karen Y.)

Chocolate Pecan Pie-Elisa

Ingredients:
3 large eggs
1/2 stick of butter, melted
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 T flour
1/4 c of cocoa
1/8 c shredded coconut
1/2 c pecans, chopped
1/2 large can evaporated milk
1/2 T vanilla
2 oreo crusts

Mix dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Divide evenly between crusts. Bake at 325 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Let cool for 10-15 minutes. This is really good with a little vanilla ice cream.

Oatmeal Raspberry Bars-Elisa

Ingredients
1/2 c. butter
1 c brown sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 c. oats
1/4 c. water
1 1/2 c. strawberry or raspberry jam
1 tsp lemon juice

Directions:
Cream butter, sugar. Add flour, baking soda, and salt.
Stir until crumbly. Add oats and water.
In another bowl combine jam, lemon juice. Spread 1/2 mixture into pan. Spread jam mixture over it. Spread rest of topping over it. Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes