Anyway I thought I'd start a new series, in which I share recipes that have been passed down to me through the generations. Maybe it will inspire my mom, grandma, and aunts to dig out their oldest recipe books and send me the rest of their old recipes. One of these days, I want to put together a book with photos of the grandma that the recipe came from, a little biography or story, and a recipe on each page. If I didn't have all these babies, I could probably do that in time for my sister's wedding and present her with a copy to make her cry, but no one should hold her breath... My act is just not that together.
Without further ado, here is my Great-Grandma Shank's recipe for peanut butter cookies.
1 C shortening
1 C white sugar
1 C brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 C peanut butter
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
2-1/2 C flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
Mix all, make balls, press with fork, bake at 350 for 14 minutes.
By the way, now that you're in possession of this recipe, we're officially family.
4 comments:
The food in my extended family was always boring, but we like to try new things in our household. I've put up a site to keep track of the ones that I like that we have found through magazines so that I can access them wherever we are. :o)
Yummy! We have made them several times. Sometimes we put Hershey kisses on them after they come out of the oven.
Aunt Kathryn and Kelly
There is a really great website called tastebook.com. You can put in all the family recipes with pictures and notes. That would be fun and different and off the registry.....
If you want me to be nice, I can start you with fifty of my own recipes that I put on there. You could just add the others.......
Love,
Mimi
I LOVE these cookies! They are just the right combination of crisp and soft. They kind of poof on your tongue. I should try making them with flourless flour to see how they turn out. I think it might work given the small amount of flour in them. They are my absolutely all time favorite cookie. I make them the size of half dollars does anyone know what that is anymore? haha) and that way they go further and last longer, and are a few less calories because you eat five little ones instead of five BIG ones! They are the best! Just don't do like I did, and write it into your recipe book with the ingredients already doubled. I always forget that I did that, and double it again. Even I don't need that many cookies at one time!
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