COPYCAT CRAIGO'S COOKIE MONSTER PIE
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This is a yummy, decadent treat we almost tried at our local Pizza Pie Cafe (formerly Craigo's). I was happy to find this copycat recipe at Hil's Blog soon after and it was a BIG hit at our house!

1/4 c. butter
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 c. flour
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1/4 c. sugar
1 1/4 c. oatmeal
1 egg
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. vanilla
2/3 c. chopped walnuts
Vanilla Ice Cream
Whipped Cream Spray
Chocolate and Caramel syrup (for ice cream)

Cream the butter and both sugars together. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix with the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Spray the bottom of your cookie monster pan (or if you don't have one a normal pie pan will do) with cooking spray. Squish your cookie dough into the bottom of the pan. Turn oven on 350 degrees. Cook the dough for roughly 10 minutes or so, (the top of the cookie will be done... the middle of the cookie will be mostly done.) Pull out the pie pan. Layer on top of the cookie (while it is still warm) the ice cream. Then spray whipped topping all across the top, and then drizzle chocolate syrup and caramel over the top. Then clean up the drool from the floor that you made while waiting to sink your teeth into this warm chocolatey heaven on earth. Serves 4 people.

EASY HAM AND PICKLE APPETIZER
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Dill (or sweet) pickles
Thin deli ham slices
Cream cheese

Soften the cream cheese to make it spreadable. Cut pickles lengthwise into halves or smaller depending on how thick the pickles are. You need as many cut pickle spears as you have ham slices. Spread each slice of ham with a very thin layer of cream cheese. (I used about 1 tsp. cream cheese on each ham slice. Put a dill pickle on the edge of each ham slice and roll up. Cut into pieces so that each piece has a toothpick. Arrange on plate and serve.