Better than U No What Apple Dumplings ;)

Okay, you gotta try these! Jacob and I made them for Dad's birthday. They are what I call, totally a cheater dessert, but that makes them even better! Seriously I couldn't stop thinking about them for days. And the smell while they're in the oven is almost better than eating them. Dad said they were as good as he remembers his Mom making them :) I meant to get a picture of the 9x13 that we completely finished in less than 12 hours. Yeah. Do you believe me yet? Are you writing down the ingredients on your shopping list?...

Apple Dumplings
Recipe and photo from pioneerwoman.com
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Ingredients

• 2 whole Granny Smith Apples
• 2 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls
• 2 sticks Butter
• 1-½ cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• Cinnamon, To Taste
• 1 can (12 Oz.) Mountain Dew Soda

Preparation Instructions

Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.

Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

WARNING: Prepare this dish at your own risk. It is beyond imaginable.

Monster Cookies

12 eggs

1 lb oleo

2 lbs brown sugar

3 lbs peanut butter

3 T vanilla

18 c oatmeal

3 tsp light karo

8 tsp soda

4 c white sugar

1 lb m & m's

1 lb choc. chips

Mix in a large bowl with hands. Make cookies about the size of a hamburger patty. Place only about 3 on a cookie sheet at a time. They don't call them Monster cookies for nothing! Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

***I only make half of the recipe at a time because it is just too much to deal with otherwise. Half the recipe makes about 2 dozen large cookies. These are hugely popular at bake sales we've had for scouts--probably due to their large size more than anything!!

Jared was also sorely disappointed I hadn't introduced him to these cookies much sooner than 13 years into our marriage!