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Raspberry Crumb Bars

I normally only get this around Christmas, so of course I made some for my job’s holiday bake off!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups all purpose flour

½ cup packed light brown sugar

¼ tsp salt

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 ¼ cups sweetened condensed milk

½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

1/3 cup raspberry jam

Method

Preheat oven to 350° F

Beat butter in a large bowl until creamy. Add flour, sugar, and salt and beat until well mixed. Mixture will still be slightly crumbly.

Press 1 ¾ cups of the crumb mix into the bottom of a greased 13"x9" pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are just starting to brown

Meanwhile, combine the sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a small sauce pan. Melt over low heat.

Spread the chocolate mixture over the hot crust. Combine the nuts with the remaining crumb mixture (if using) and sprinkle over the chocolate. Drop teaspoons of the raspberry jam all over. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the top. Bake for another 25-30 minutes or until center is set.

Let cool, then cut into squares.

A recipe from CherryScary’s mom

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Pierogis in Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

2 cups mushrooms, sliced (I used white button and baby bellas)

½ tablespoon dried thyme

1 tablespoon flour

2/3 cup 2% milk

¼ cup veg stock

2 tablespoons light sour cream

1 package frozen pierogis, thawed

Salt and pepper

Method

Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Saute mushrooms, thyme, salt and pepper until lightly browned (about 4 minutes).

Add flour, and stir to combine. Add stock and milk, combine until smooth.

Add in the pierogis and bring the sauce to a boil until pierogis are heated through. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream.

Recipe from the Weight Watchers in 20 Minutes cookbook

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

1 can pumpkin puree

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter

4 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp salt

1 heaping cup chocolate chips

Mix butter, sugar and pumpkin Add all other ingredients except chocolate chips, mix until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips Use a small scooper or spoon to make ping pong ball sized cookies. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes, or until slightly browned around edges.

Recipe from CherryScary’s mom.

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Monsterhearts could work for introducing Queer/LGBT content. The guide has a whole section on how to work that in, and the whole system is based around sex/maturing/high school drama. Plenty of opportunities to explore acceptance and stigma.