We have really enjoyed being back in Honiara and getting to meet all of the fascinating people that come through SITAG. This week, the SITBLP workshop has given Sarah several opportunities to make cookies to share. Monday, she made snickerdoodles, and today she doubled a batch of my mom's peanut butter cookies so she would have enough to share with the workshop and the staff meeting (and our family still had plenty left over). Here's my mom's recipe in her own words:
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup chunky peanut butter
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. slat
3/4 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Cream butter, sugars, & vanilla 'til sugar is dissolved. Add egg. Beat 'til creamy. Add peanut butter & beat in slowly. Mix dry ingredients together. Fold into creamed mixture. (I like to refrigerate the dough until it's firm.) Use a teaspoon to get a "walnut-sized" ball of dough. Roll it in flour & roll between the palms to form a ball. Place on cookie sheet & press a fork into the top of each ball to form a criss-cross pattern. Bake at 35o degrees for 5-8 minutes until the shine is gone & cookies just begin to brown.
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup chunky peanut butter
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. slat
3/4 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Cream butter, sugars, & vanilla 'til sugar is dissolved. Add egg. Beat 'til creamy. Add peanut butter & beat in slowly. Mix dry ingredients together. Fold into creamed mixture. (I like to refrigerate the dough until it's firm.) Use a teaspoon to get a "walnut-sized" ball of dough. Roll it in flour & roll between the palms to form a ball. Place on cookie sheet & press a fork into the top of each ball to form a criss-cross pattern. Bake at 35o degrees for 5-8 minutes until the shine is gone & cookies just begin to brown.
While we lived in Dallas, we made a friend who introduced us to lots of good books and to the joy of adding chocolate chips to peanut butter cookies. I had been saving a bag of mini chocolate chips from a care package and decided that today was the day to indulge! It was a decision enjoyed by all - yum.
2 comments:
Oh man ~ those look good! Too bad it's only 6 AM. :D
Mmm...those look yummy! And I love the idea of putting chocolate chips in them. I may have to whip these up for Andrew next week! =)
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