Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese
1/4 C green salsa
1T fresh lime juice
1/2 t cumin
1 t chili powder
1/2 t onion powder
1/4 t granulated garlic, or garlic powder
3 T chopped cilantro
2 T sliced green onions
2 C shredded cooked chicken

1 C grated pepperjack cheese

small corn tortillas

kosher salt
cooking spray

Heat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.

Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it’s soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.

Work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it. If you find yours are cracking when you roll them or are coming unrolled right away, just try heating them longer and try the paper towel thing.

Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges. Then roll it up as tight as you can. Place seam side down on the baking sheet. Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or an oil mister and sprinkle some kosher salt on top.  Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown.  Makes 10-12

CITRUS GINGER COOKIES

1 1/2 c butter 

2 c packed dark brown sugar

1 1/2 T ground ginger 

1 c mollasses 

2 eggs

5 c flour (you may need more.  Mine was still pretty sticky as I rolled them out, but I think that's why they end up so soft)

2 tsp grnd cinnamon

4 tsp baking soda

5 T orange rind

Sugar coating

1 C sugar

1 tsp nutmeg

4 T orange rind

Heat oven 350.  Cream butter and sugar and ginger until soft and fluffy.  beat in Molasses.  Add one egg at a time and mix well.  Fold in orange rind. Separtely sift flour, bkg sda, cinnamn.  Stir into creamed mixture and blend thoroghly.  Separately mix sugar coating.  Roll balls of dough in sugar coating.  Place cookies on jelly roll pan 3 inches apart. bake 10-12 min.