Macho Nachos Courtesy Of Paula Deen Recipes

Steps:

• Have all the prepped ingredients easily accessible to assemble nachos.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, cook refried beans until they are loose enough to spoon onto nachos.
• On a large ovenproof platter, spread out a layer of tortilla chips and quickly put a teaspoon of hot refried beans on each chip.
• Working quickly, sprinkle with some onions, jack cheese, and jalapeño slices.
• Spoon on chili and top that with Cheddar.
• Repeat this layering process until ingredients are used up.
• Save some of the jalapeño slices for garnish.
• Place platter in the oven and bake until cheese has melted, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a trivet or heatproof surface.
• Top nachos with sour cream, green onions, diced tomato and jalapeño slices and serve hot.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Lay chips on oven safe platter. You will be layering this so split them.
• Warm beans and chili on stove or in microwave. Stir beans until smooth.
• Spread beans over tortillas. Top with onion, cheese, jalepenos, chili and cheddar cheese. Repeat by layering tortilla chips and toppings until gone.
• Place in oven and bake until cheese is melted.
• Dollop with sour cream. Add tomatoes and green onions on top.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 270 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.
• With floured hands, take out about 1-tablespoon of dough and shape it into crescent. Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Cook's Note: Continue to dust your hands with flour as you make more cookies.
• Bake for 40 minutes. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar while still warm. Cool completely on wire racks and store in airtight containers.