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Yield: 2 loaves

Ingredients:
1 cup grape nuts
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 vanilla bean

Directions:
Heat oven to 350F.
Soak Grape-Nuts in buttermilk for 10 minutes. Beat sugar and eggs
together in a large bowl. Add milk/Grape-Nuts mixture. Split vanilla
bean. Scrape out seeds and add to mixture.
Sift flour with salt, soda and powder and stir thoroughly into
the Grape-Nuts mixture. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Pour into 2
non-stick buttered 9 x 5 loaf pans and bake for about
45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 vanilla beans
1 Egg
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, combine brown sugar,
sugar, butter and shortening; beat until light and fluffy. Split
vanilla beans. Scrape out seeds and add to mixture. Add egg;
blend well. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Stir
in chocolate chips and nuts. Spread in ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan.
Bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely.
Cut into bars.

Yield: 24 bars

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 tbsp corn syrup
1 vanilla bean
3 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large mixer bowl, beat 1 cup butter,
sugar and salt until fluffy. Add flour, mix well. With floured finger,
press evenly into greased 9 inch square pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or
until lightly browned. Cool slightly. In 2 quart glass measure, with
handle,in microwave oven, melt remaining 1/2 cup butter on high. for
1 minutes. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup.
Microwave on high for 6-8 minutes, stirring after each minute, or until
mixture turns a light caramel color. Split vanilla bean. Scrape out
seeds and stir into mixture. Spread over warm .
Drizzle with chocolate. Chill until firm. Cut into bars. Store
covered at room temperature.

Yield: 60 balls

Ingredients:
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
1 cup pecans finely chopped
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tbsp butter
1 tb milk

Directions:
Combine powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs and pecans; stir
until uniform in color. In a saucepan, melt butter and peanut butter
together. Pour over sugar mix, and stir until just moistened. Form into
one-inch balls. In a separate saucepan, combine chocolate chips,
butter and milk. Melt together over low heat, stirring just enough to
blend. Coat balls with chocolate by dipping into chocolate mixture one
at a time. Place on waxed paper, and chill before serving.

Yield: 5 dozen

Ingredients:
1/2 lb butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 cup strong cold coffee
2 vanilla beans
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
4 cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked

Directions:
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in eggs. Add coffee and cocoa. Split
vanilla beans. Scrape out seeds and add them to mixture.
Mix. Add oats and mix well. Chill 1 to 2 hours. Shape into one-inch
balls. Roll in sugar. Store in air tight container. Keep refrigerated.