Chocolate Chip Pie

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 stick melted butter
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chocolate chips
2 beaten eggs

Mix well. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Buttermilk Pie

(This was my grandmothers recipe. Martha Alderson. Also, Taylor's favorite pie!)

2 eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 stick butter, melted
1 & 1/2 tbls. flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix and bake in a unbaked pie shell for 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Pecan Pralines

2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
3 tbls. butter
2 cups pecans

Bring sugar and buttermilk to boil. Add butter. Cook until soft ball stage. Remove from heat and beat until thick. Immediately add pecans. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.

Pineapple Cheeseball

1 8 oz. package softened cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 4 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 tbls. grated onion
1 tbls. seasoned salt
1 cup chopped walnuts

Mix all except for the nuts. Form into two smaller balls or one larger ball. Chill. Roll in nuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with your favorite crackers. (I like to use Ritz and Wheat Thins.)

Bourbon Balls

(This is my mom's old recipe. I have been making them for Christmas for many years.

2 boxes confectioners sugar
1 stick softened butter*
1/2 cup bourbon
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 package chocolate almond bark

Mix by hand:
Confectioners sugar and butter.
Add nuts and bourbon.
Chill for a few minutes in the fridge and then roll into 1 to 1 and 1/2 inch balls.
Chill in freezer for about 15 minutes.
Melt chocolate in glass bowl in the microwave (follow directions for melting on package)
Dip balls in melted chocolate with toothpicks or forks. Set on wax paper to set. Store in refrigerator or cool place.

*The key to this recipe is to use Land O Lakes unsalted stick butter.