Peanut Butter Cookies By Laura Secord Recipes

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a bowl; beat in eggs.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture. Put dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (BY LAURA SECORD )

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, white sugar, and maple extract.
• Beat in brown sugar and peanut butter and continue to beat until smooth (about 2 minutes).
• Add in egg and beat for another 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce the speed and add in the dry ingredients in 3 additions, mixing well until a stiff dough forms.
• Shape the dough into small balls and place 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Press down with a fork to flatted.
• Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES (LAURA SECORD TYPE)

Steps:

• The above ingredients are approximate quantities only, use to your taste and discretion. For every cup of icing sugar you use, mix in approximately 1 teaspoon of softened butter or margarine. Then slowly mix in enough of the evaporated milk to make the mixture of a consistency such that you can form a ball with it. (Mixing with the hands is the easiest way). Next seperate the mixture into as many parts (3 or 4) as you want different flavored chocolates. Then slowly knead in the desired flavoring and food color you want in each different part. Now mold the resultant mixture into the desired shapes and sizes you want your chocolates to be. Now melt in a double boiler (or microwave) two parts semi-sweet chocolate to one part parawax. Remove from heat. Immediately, using a tooth pick, pick up each shape created above and dip it into the chocolate mixture to coat them. Then put them on a piece of wax paper until the chocolate coating is set. As the chocolate mixture cools and thickens, reheat it and continue. If you run out of chocolate mixture, simply add more chocolate and parawax in the proportions listed above. Suggested flavors and colors: - Maple flavor with no coloring - Mint flavor with green coloring - Lemon flavor with yellow coloring - Orange flavor with orange coloring - Almond Flavoring with red coloring (small amount to create pink)

GOLF BALLS

Steps:

• Mix sugar, peanut butter, butter, coconut, walnuts, and graham cracker crumbs in a large bowl using hands until thoroughly blended. Roll 1 inch balls and place on a baking sheet. Chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30 second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Dip peanut butter balls into the chocolate until they are completely coated. Allow chocolate to harden before serving.