Dinner Rolls

3 1/2 cups flour
1 pkg active dry yeast
1 1/4 cups of milk
1/4 cup of shortening
1/4 cup of sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 egg

Mix 2 cups of the flour and yeast. Heat and stir milk, sugar, shortening, and salt till warm. Add to flour mixture; add egg. Beat at low speed 1/2 minute. Beat three minutes at high speed. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you an with a spoon. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderatly stiff dough. Knead till smooth. Shape into ball. Place in greased bowl; turn, Cover; let rise till double, about an hour,Punch down, divide in half, cover, let it rest 10 minutes. Then shape them into whatever shape you would like. Cover; let rise till double about 35 to 45 min. Bake in 400' oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 24 to 36 rolls depending on how you shaped them.

These rolls are soft and flaky and totally yummy. Be careful puttting the heated shortening and milk in the flour. Cool it down some so you dont kill the yeast yet not cold enough it wont activate the yeast. I never put it in straight from the stove. Wait until it's a little hotter than room temperature. Running warm water over the mixer bowl before beginning any yeast bread is a good tip for keeping the dough warm.

Frosted Banana Bars

1/2 c. butter softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
3 med. mashed bananas
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 tsp soda
pinch of salt

Spread in greased 9x13" cookie sheet w/ 1" sides or jelly roll pan. Bake at 350' for 20 minutes.

Frosting

2c. butter
1 pckg cream cheese
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla.

Beat all together and spread on cooled cake. Cut into bars.

Snicker Doodles

1/2 cup white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. shortening
2 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp soda
2 tsp cream of tarter
1/4 tsp salt

Cream shortening, sugars, and eggs. Add remaining ingredients. Add flour until you get a soft dough. Roll dough in balls the size of walnuts. Roll balls in 2 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon. Place on baking sheet and bake at 350' for about 10 minutes.

makes approximately 3 dozen

Darlings Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. butter softened
3/4 c. granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 12oz pkg of chocolate chips

Combine butter, sugars and vanilla extract; beat until creamy. Beat eggs. Gradually add remaining ingredients. Beat. Stir in chocolate chips.

Bake at 375' for 10 minutes
Makes about 3 dozen