Kid Party Snacks

Pizza Bagels

5 bagels (or English muffins) split in half

8 ounce can of pizza sauce

10 slices mozzarella cheese

1 teaspoon oregano

Sliced mushrooms, green peppers, pepperoni or additional ingredients of your choice, sliced

Arrange bagels on a baking sheet and bake in oven for a few minutes.  Remove from oven and spread 1 teaspoon pizza sauce on each half of bagel.  Add sliced ingredients of your choice and cover with one slice of mozzarella cheese.  Sprinkle with oregano and return to oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cheese melts and begins to bubble.

Crunchy Popcorn Nut Mix

2 sticks butter

2 cups dark brown sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 quarts popcorn, popped

3/4 pound pecan halves

Melt butter.  Stir in sugar, corn syrup, and salt.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.  Boil without stirring for 5 minutes and then remove from heat.  Stir in baking soda and vanilla.  Gradually pour over popcorn and pecans, mixing well.  Turn mixture onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and break into small pieces. 

Seven Layer Cookies

1 stick butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 6 ounce package chocolate chips

1 6 ounce package butterscotch chips

1 5 ounce package coconut

1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Melt butter and pour in a 13 x 9 inch pan.  Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over the butter.  Sprinkle the chocolate and butterscotch chips over the crumbs.  Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the chips so it is distributed evenly.  Cover the top with the coconut and nuts.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Cut into very small squares.  Keep in the refrigerator or in an airtight container.

Photo Credit:  By Sturmen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons