Collegiate Mentorship Program

The Collegiate Relations Committee is in the beginning stage of designing a mentoring program between our members and our collegians. The mentoring program would assist those collegians who plan on going directly into the workforce after graduation, and those who are choosing to attend graduate school. We have collegians in specific areas of study who either need guidance with the path they have chosen, want to determine if their course of study is for them, or simply have questions they would like answered. Each mentor would be paired up with one mentee. If there is interest in this program, we want to commence it in January.

We are now at the juncture where you come in! We are looking for any sisters who would want to be a part of this program…

Please click on the Forum Link below to find out more about this exciting new program!

Happy Birthday December Sisters!

Ashley E. 12/5
Karen E. 12/7
Carolee F. 12/9
Barbara H. 12/11
Carolyn W. 12/11
Katherine C. 12/15
Melodie H. 12/21
Suzy Mc. 12/21
Leslie S. 12/21
Angela M. 12/23
Amy J. 12/24

Be sure to head over to the forum and wish them a Happy Birthday!

December Baking Challenge

Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Welcome to December’s Baking Challenge! I first tried these cookies when I started dating DH and fell in love with them immediately. My MIL makes them every holiday season, and I love to bake them (and eat them too). If you love chocolate these are the cookies for you.

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 (6 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, well drained and halved
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla to mixture; mix well.
4. In large bowl, combine all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir this into the butter mixture (dough will be stiff)
5. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls and place them 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
6. Press cherry half into center of each cookie
7. Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes and let them cool.
8. In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk; continue cooking about 3 minutes or until mixture thickens
9. Frost each cookie, covering the cherry.
10. Store leftover cookies loosely covered at room temperature

The way that DH, his family, and I enjoy eating them is to put them in the freezer, take them out one at a time, and eat them cold. Delicious!

Have fun with this challenge!