Onion Cheesy Bread

1 un-sliced loaf of bread
1/2 stick of butter
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
6 oz monterey jack cheese

1. In small bowl, melt butter with garlic salt, black pepper and olive oil.
2. Make deep cuts into top of bread loaf, but don't cut all the way through. Make cuts 1 inch apart in both directions.
3. Thinly slice cheese and place slices in cuts of bread loaf. Pour butter mixture over bread spreading evenly.
4. Bake in oven 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until cheese is thoroughly melted. Serve immediately.

Apple Pie Roll Ups

1 package crescent rolls
2 apples
2/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Peel and slice apples into 8 slices each
3. Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl
4. cut each crescent in roll in half. Brush with melted butter, sprinkle sugar mixture over butter. Place apple slice at wide end and roll up. Once all are rolled, brush again with butter and sprinkle with a bit more sugar mix.
5. Bake on parchment paper for 15 minutes.

**Please note if there is excess butter on the paper your kitchen may get very smokey.

Russian Tea Cakes

These are Kevin's favorite cookies. I'm constantly looking for new recipes for them. This is a pretty good one, that I have modified to his liking.

1 cup pecans
1 cup unsalted butter - room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
2 cups ap flour
Extra powdered sugar for coating/dusting ~ 1 cup

1. On baking sheet or stone, toast pecans for 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool and finely chop.
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in vanilla and salt. Gradually mix in flour, making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl, until just incorporated. fold in pecans and whip for ~ 20 seconds.
3. Roll spoon size balls by hand and set on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
4. Space balls about 1.5 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets(may need multiple baking sheets). Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Let cool ~ 10 minutes on baking sheet.
5. Place extra powdered sugar in large bowl. Toss warm cookies in sugar to coat. Before serving, dust top with fresh powdered sugar.