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Peanut Butter Bars

September 16, 2012 — Leave a comment

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup creamy butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups peanut butter
2 cups old fashioned oats
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

topping:
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in baking soda, salt and flour. Blend well. Fold in oats. Press a thin layer of dough into a cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Drop tablespoons of peanut butter over hot cookie. Sprinkle semi-sweet chocolate chips over top of hot cookie and let melt. With a spatula, spread peanut butter and melted chocolate chips like frosting over the entire pan. Let cool so the chocolate and peanut butter firm up. Cut in squares.

Peanut Blossoms

April 11, 2008 — Leave a comment

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt – set aside

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
chocolate kisses – 1 big bag
Preheat oven 375 degrees

Method:
1 – Mix together shortening, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar – cream until fluffy
2 – Stir in egg, milk, vanilla & beat
3 – Stir in flour mixture
4 – Shape into small balls & roll in 1/2 cup sugar
5 – Place about 2 in. apart & bake 7 minutes
6 – Top with chocolate kiss 7 bake 3 minutes more

This recipe is courtesy Linda Fox from the Rowland Heights 1st ward. Mom has made them every year for Christmas since I can remember.