RECIPE AND PHOTOS BY MELISSA SPELTS

Every now and then you just need a quick and delicious way to indulge!

Bachelor’s Delight

This is a recipe that has been passed down for a couple generations and it brings back fond memories of family gatherings at grandma and grandpa Frehner’s house. This is so easy to make, fills up tummies and is delicious. Hope your family enjoys it as much as our family does.

1 bag Fritos
Chili (2 cans chili, 1 can black beans, 1 can diced tomatoes with
Jalapeños)
4 cups shredded cheese
6 cups chopped lettuce
1 can diced olives
1 tomato, chopped
1 bunch radishes, chopped
1 container ketchup or salsa
A dollop of sour cream on top

Spread Fritos on a plate and layer with chili, cheese, and vegetables. Top with sour cream, salsa or ketchup and enjoy!

Kitchen Sink Cookies

When I saw these I had to try them. The recipe was found all over Pinterest. Some call it Kitchen Sink Cookes, or Pretzel Cookies, or Rockstar Cookies. Whatever you call them, know that they are super yummy and a must try. To be honest it felt a little weird putting potato chips in my cookie dough. After trying them I learned that those different combinations created a good balance of salty and sweet and soft and crunchy. My children loved them. I loved the toffee in the cookies as well. Great recipe. Best when eaten fresh.

1 cup butter, softened
1 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups flour
3⁄4 cup light brown sugar
1⁄2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup toffee bits
1 cup Ruffles potato chips, crushed
1⁄2 cup pretzels, chopped
1 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and brown and white sugars in a mixing bowl. Then add your wet ingredients butter, egg and vanilla, and mix well. This is your cookie base. Then add chocolate chips, toffee, chopped up chips and pretzels. Mix in your blender until every ingredient is evenly spread throughout dough. Place cookie dough balls on a nonstick sprayed cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Let cool on a cookie rack or on counter and enjoy. Perfection when eaten with a tall glass
of milk.