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Sunday, December 31, 2023
Friday, December 29, 2023
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Monday, December 25, 2023
SPECIAL WISH ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY
Dear Readers:
I know that most of my readers celebrate the Christmas Season, some may have other traditions that they observe, and even some who do not celebrate at all. However you choose to observe, may you pass on a kindness everyday, without any expectation of receiving anything in return except for a feeling of joy knowing that you have given a smile to the one you have helped. My wish for all of you is to have a moment of peace and love with family and friends, but most of all within your own heart.
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 22, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
SANTA'S 2ND FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COOKIE - PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE
PEANUT
BUTTER COOKIES
Here is another of my grandmother's cookie recipes.
This recipe also has to be about 100 years old. After she would bake the
Rocks (see BELOW), she would then bake the peanut butter cookies. The
holidays were the only time she would bake these cookies. Me? I
like to bake them anytime, but I always bake them at Christmas. Just
today, I baked the Rocks, some of which I will give as gifts. Tomorrow is
the Peanut Butter cookies. When baking cookies, use parchment paper on
the cookie sheet. You do not have to place a new sheet for each batch you
bake, just reuse. Parchment paper keeps the cookie sheet clean, just wipe
it off when finished baking.
1
cup shortening
1
cup sugar
1
cup brown sugar
2
eggs
3
cups flour
1
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2
teaspoon salt (I use sea salt - better for you)
1
cup peanut butter (I use natural peanut butter) smooth or crunchy - your option
Cream sugars and shortening. Add well-beaten eggs and
vanilla. Mix together flour, soda, and salt then add to mixture.
Mix. Add peanut butter and mix well. Roll dough into individual
balls about the size of a walnut. I usually 'roll' the whole batch of
dough, while waiting for the first batch of cookies to bake. Place the
balls on the cookie sheet and using a fork that you've dipped in some flour,
press down on the cookie. I usually make a criss-cross pattern.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
When I bake these at Christmas, I put red and green
sprinkles on the top.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Monday, December 11, 2023
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Saturday, December 9, 2023
MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPE - "ROCKS" - P.S. SANTA LIKES THESE TOO!
ROCKS
These are my
absolute favorite cookies. My grandmother would bake these cookies right
after Thanksgiving, place them in a tall storage tin, and place the tin in cool
place in the attic. Just before Christmas, out would come the
cookies! The secret to these cookies is using 'black' walnuts.
Although you can use regular walnuts, the taste is not quite the same.
The recipe makes about 12 dozen, (and I mean 12 dozen nice sized cookies) but
they keep well. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did as a kid, and
still do as an adult.
2 cup shortening
3 cups brown sugar
6 eggs
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pound black walnuts chopped
1 pound raisins*
5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda in 1/4 cup
warm water*
*Place the raisins in a large bowl
with water and put in microwave for about 2 minutes. This softens the
raisins. Drain the raisins after you take a cooled 1/4 cup of the raisin water to
use in the recipe.
Cream the
shortening and sugar. Add the eggs. Add cinnamon, nuts,
raisins, baking soda and warm water and mix. Then add flour.
[I use my dough hooks on my mixer. to do this part since this is a very thick
dough] Drop cookies from spoon. Bake at 400 degrees - lower if too
hot - I usually
bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes.
Enjoy!!
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