Macy's gingerbread cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup room temp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed!)
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Whisk flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, cloves, salt, and nutmeg in a big bowl.
2. Beat together butter and sugar in separate bowl (abt. 2 mins w/ electric mixer); add in egg, molasses, & vanilla and beat until combined
3. Add flour mixture slowly & beat on low until combined
4. Divide dough into two equal portions and form them into balls.
5. flatten the balls until they are 1 in. thick in a disk shape.
6. Wrap in plastic, and chill for two hours/ the whole night.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees & line baking sheet w parchment paper for cutting out cookies
8. Roll dough abt 1/2 in thick on board w flour and cut.
9. Bake for 8-10 minutes and let cool.
10. Decorate w/ icing, sprinkles, etc :-)

Taco seasoned meat and cheese pasta (tastes better than it sounds)

Ingredients:

• Taco seasoned beef, or any minced meat
• Macaroni
• Cheeeeeeese, cheese with a milder, more creamy, flavor works, ig you could use cheddar as well(?)
• Corn

Directions:

1. Boil your macaroni according to the package instructions and drain out the water.
2. Pan-fry your meat and season it to your liking with taco seasoning.
3. Add your taco meat to the macaroni and mix well. Add cheese and drained corn.
4. There ya have it, a kind of lazy meal.

1. In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt.
2. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring continuously.
3. Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 cup of the coconut and the vanilla extract.
4. Pour into pie shell and chill 2 to 4 hours, or until firm. Top with whipped topping and with remaining 1/4 cup of coconut.