Great Gorpies Recipes

Steps:

• Before you start you should just know that the handfuls are adult handfuls.
• If children are making this then they should use 2-3 child-sized handfuls.
• Cream the butter/marg and the brown sugar till smooth.
• Add all the handfuls.
• Mix well, then add the flour and baking soda.
• Add the milk.
• Drop by tablespoons on to a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes or until done.
• Leave on the cookie sheet a minute or two before lifting them off, as they might crumble.
• The ratio of handfuls can be adjusted- you might want to go heavier on the raisins and peanuts and lighter on the chocolate chips, although why anyone would want less chocolate is totally beyond me!

Steps:

• 1. 1-2 lbs red seedless grapes depending on how many you are going to serve. I did the full 2 lbs and it was way to much for just my husband and I. 1 lb would have been plenty.
• 2. 1-2 lbs green seedless grapes, depending on many you will be serving. You don't have to use both red and green, I can tell any difference except the red are larger. Using both 2 lbs of each gives 4 lbs of grapes and that's way to much for two people unless you have very large appetites. Even eating a second day we had a lot left over so unless there are a lot of people being served my suggestion is no more than a pound or even less if just serving 2 people.
• 3. 8 Oz. cream cheese softened.
• 4. 8 Oz. sour cream
• 5. 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 6. 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 7. 1/3 crushed pecans
• 8. Take all of the grapes off the stem and wash thoroghly. Pat dry with a paper towel. Mix cream cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla by hand until blended well. Add grapes and mix the grapes and cream cheese mixture until grapes are covered well. Mix brown sugar and pecans together and spread over top of grape cream cheese mixture. Chill over night and serve. I love the cream cheese/sour cream mixture just served over bananas by themselves so I guess bananas could be added to this dessert also. We decided it would be better with less grapes and more of the cream cheese mixture but not everyone will have the same taste as ours. I have posted this recipe on my Facebook page without any kind of alterations and with the link so please fill free to look me up. I have my stuff listed as friends only so you have trouble looking it up please let me know. Hope you enjoy. :-)