Yum Yum Nut Sweets Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Grease a 7- or 8-inch square baking pan with the oil. Set aside. Place the nuts in a food processor and chop until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Put the contents into a small mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and egg whites. With a spatula, scrape the contents of the bowl into the oiled pan and press into an even layer. Bake for 1 hour for soft cookies or 1 1/2 hours for crisp cookies. Remove from the oven. Allow to cool. Cut into 1 3/4- or 2-inch squares.
• Variation:
• Chocolate Yum Yums: Even though these are simply a chocolate version of the Yum Yums, everyone seems to think that they are brownies. Yum. Melt 2 1/2 ounces of 70% dark-not milk-chocolate in a double boiler. Add to the mixing bowl after the sugar and egg whites. Proceed as directed.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the chocolate pudding mix and 1 1/2 cups of milk until smooth and well blended. Pour into the graham cracker crust.
• In a clean bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until soft, then mix in confectioners' sugar. Fold in 2 cups of the whipped topping, and spread on top of the chocolate pudding layer.
• Whisk together the vanilla pudding mix and 1 1/2 cups of milk until well blended. Spread over the top of the cream cheese layer. Spread the remaining whipped topping over the top. Chill for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter and chocolate together and set aside to cool for about 5 minutes.
• Stir chocolate mixture, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla and salt together until blended.
• Stir in flour and nuts.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
• While still warm, roll in confectioner's sugar.
• Cool on wire racks and then roll in sugar again.