Hi all, I apologize for the length of time between posts. In this time, my son was born and we have been a little busy around here. It is the holiday season again and that gets me thinking a lot about Mom. Of course, I think of her every day, but this time of year is magical and I wish she could be here in person to experience the magic of Christmas through the eyes of her grandkids.
Anyway, I had a hankering for some peanut butter cookies about an hour ago, so I pulled out the old recipe books searching for a recipe. Found it! This one is almost too easy. It may be a few extra weeks before I am back into my regular jeans (you know the kind with a button and zipper) due to these morsels.
1 Cup Lard & Butter (Mixed)*
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Cup Peanut Butter
2 Cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla (optional - This was my idea)
1) Preheat oven to 350˚F.
2) Cream butter/lard mixture (totalling 1 cup), sugar, and brown sugar.
3) Add eggs and mix well.
4) Add peanut butter and vanilla
5) Add flour and baking soda.
6) Mix well and form balls the size of a 50 cent piece. (That's how old this recipe is...my great grandmother used a 50 cent piece as a size measurement.) That would be about 1/2 inch-1 inch sized balls. I also need to add to leave more space in between than pictured. Double the spacing. They came out of the oven a bit smoothed together.
7) Press with a fork in a crosshatch pattern. The dough was soft for me, so I chilled the balls for 10 minutes in the fridge. Also, a little tip if the fork sticks to the dough when pressing, spray the back of the fork with some pan spray before pressing. It helps.
8) Bake at 350˚F for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
That's all there is to it. Sound off in the comments if you make these and let me know how they come out!
Merry Christmas everyone!
* Admittedly, I used a full cup of butter. Had I used the half lard or shortening as instructed, They would have come out a bit more sturdy.
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