Peanut Butter Cookies

What can I say?  I love peanut butter!  These cookies are not very popular in my household, but they sure are popular with me.    I baked a batch yesterday, took most of them with me to work, and kept a few for myself.  I thought they were tasty.  Chewy and not too sweet.  I’d like to share the recipe with you.

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt

1. Cream butter, peanut butter , sugars and vanilla together
2. Add egg and mix
3. Sift flour with baking powder, soda, and salt
4. Mix into batter
5. Scoop onto cookie sheet, using a fork press criss cross pattern into cookie.
6. Bake @ 350 for 10 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.

Billionaire Bars 2 die 4

A favourite of mine.  Very quick to make. A quick fix for chocolate cravings.

• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 4 cups quick oats

Topping

• 1 1/2 cups belgian chocolate chips  ( any will do if you can’t find them )
• 1/3 cup peanut butter

Combine bar ingredients and press into a greaseed 9 x 13″ pan.  Bake at 400 F for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown.  If edges get dark, take it out!  Melt topping ingredients in a double boiler.  Spread over war bars.  Cool completely before cutting.