Creamy Fruit Salad

CREAMY FRUIT SALAD

mixture of fresh fruit
1 Tbsp.. sugar
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1/4 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp.. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

1. Chill small bowl and whisk in freezer.

2. Wash all fruit for 20 seconds under running water.

3. Prepare all fruit by removing skin, hulls, seeds .

4. Cut fruit into medium chunks. Cut grapes in half.

5. Place all fruit in a medium bowl.

6. Sprinkle sugar over fruit and mix lightly.

7. Measure heavy cream into chilled bowl.

8. Whisk until foamy.

9. Add sugar and vanilla and continue beating until soft peaks form.

10. Add whipped cream to fruit and mix lightly.

11. Spoon into individual bowls and serve.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES
6 Tbsp. butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
3/8 cup baking cocoa (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. In a medium bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar
until light and fluffy.

2. Add the egg and vanilla to the bowl and beat well.

3. In a separate bowl with a wooden spoon, mix together the flour, cocoa,
baking soda and salt.

4. Using a wooden spoon, stir the flour mixture into the egg & butter mixture.

5. Put 2 tablespoons of sugar on a large plate.

6. Roll dough into 1” balls, then roll each ball in sugar.

7. Place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2” apart.

8. Bake on a middle rack in the oven for 8-9 minutes. Do not over bake.

9. Remove cookies from oven and let cool on cookie sheet
for 1 minute.

10. Use a metal spatula and remove from cookie sheet and finish cooling on a
wire rack.