Country Time Acres Blog

The girls of Country Time 4-H love spending time in the kitchen!

Need a cool dessert Fast? Grab a cup and some cookie dough!

We all know what it’s like when you suddenly need a cool idea for a special treat and don’t have much time to make it. This recipe uses an 18 ounce roll of refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough, 36 miniature Snickers bars, baking cups and a can of chocolate frosting.

Heat oven to 375. For each cookie cup wrap a heaping teaspoon of cookie dough around  1 candy bar, enclosing it almost completely and forming a ball. Place in a paper baking cup. Place cups on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 8-12 minutes or until golden brown. Centers will sink slightly. Cool 1 minute and remove from cookie sheet, cool 15 minutes. Spoon chocolate frosting into pastry bag  with a star tip and pipe frosting on top of each cup.

I didn’t get any where near 36 cups out of this recipe but, they were so good it didn’t matter. They were gone the minute they hit the table!!!  Did you visit?  Leave a comment!

Janie's New Legs by Diana Tuorto

If  horses could talk, what would they say? Read one of Diana Tuorto’s books and maybe you’ll find out.  If you have ever had a special relationship with a horse you will love this story. Silver is an abused horse that gets rescued and then gets a new home at a  handicapped riding facility. He begins a new life with  Pepper and Patches and  Janie, a fragile girl who was paralyzed in a car accident. Janie and Silver quickly develope a special relationship and together the two struggle to put their past behind them. With Silver, Janie finds freedom and with Janie, Silver learns to trust  humans again. Read about their adventure, you just might leave with a better understanding of what it’s like to be a horse as well. The sale of Diana’s books help local non-profit organizations. Visit her on Facebook or at www.cayusecanyon.com.,  she will gladly autograph each book sold.

About Diana: Diana has been writing since the age of 10.  Many of her stories are told in first person, from the horses point of view. She is an active volunteer involved with numerous organizations such as Claws Cat Rescue & Adoption Shelter, Safe Hounds Beagle Rescue and Second Chance Pet Adoption. She writes a feature “The Rescue Round-Up” for local news papers. She currently resides in New Jersey.  Did you visit?  Leave a comment!