Chicken Salad

Thank you so much to everyone who shared their desserts with us at Friday Night Frenzy. It was a fun night and the desserts were awesome! Below are the recipes that we collected that night. Enjoy!

Submitted by: Erica Williams

2 1/2 cups diced and chilled, cooked chicken meat
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced, seedless grapes
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream


In a medium bowl, whip cream to soft peaks.
Combine meat, celery, grapes, almonds, parsley, salt, and mayonnaise with whipped cream. Chill.

Yummy Pumpkin Dessert

Submitted by: Brandi Montoya

In a small bowl mix:
1 stick melted butter
1 yellow cake mix
1/2 cup pecans (optional)

In a medium bowl mix:
1 big can pumpkin (approx. 3 1/2 cups) or 2 small cans pumpkin
1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
Optional: can use nutmeg, ginger or pumpkin pie spice at your discretion

Spread 1/2 of the cake mixture in a 9 by 13 pan. Pour pumpkin mixture over the top. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 of cake mixture over top of pumpkin. Cut through with a knife to distribute topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a knife comes out clean. Serve with whipped topping sprinkled with cinnamon.

Lemon Drop Cookies

Submitted by: Erica Williams

1 cup butter
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 ½ cups flour

Mix and roll dough into cylinder. Cut dough to create small, flat, round circles. Bake at 350 degrees for about 9-12 minutes or until the edges start to become golden. Cool before frosting.

Frosting:
1/4 cup butter
1 Tablespoon milk
1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
Powdered sugar

Beat butter, milk and lemon juice. Add powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached. Frosting can be spread on cookies or piped on to make them look a little more fancy.