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Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies

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Another classic Christmas cookie in my household is peanut butter cookies. We usually make them both with kisses and without, and this from scratch recipe is fantastic. The only thing that is up for interpretation is the butter coldness. I left my butter out at room temperature for about 3 hours before baking, and I didn’t have to refrigerate at all. You could probably leave it out at room temperature for about 8 hours before it would be too soft to work with immediately. Because the butter was still pretty solid, there were butter chunks in the dough, but that gave no problems during cooking. Finally, with this recipe, I made 17 kiss cookies, and 19 plain cookies, giving us 36 peanut butter cookies total.

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What You Will Need

  • 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Butter, One Stick; slightly cooler than room temperature.
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 1/4 Cup Flour
  • 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • Chocolate Kisses (Optional)
  • Sugar and Fork
  • Non-stick Spray
  • 9×13 Baking Sheets
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Directions

1. Heat oven to 375 F. Cream together both sugars, peanut butter, butter, and egg. Once combined, add remaining ingredients. If batter is too soft, refrigerate for 1 hour. If firm enough to roll, move forward. Spray baking sheets with non-stick spray. Roll out your dough into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheet with little room to spread.

2. If you want plain cookies, dip fork into sugar, then imprint cross pattern on cookie balls, pressing only 1/4 inch max. Then bake your cookies for 10 minutes.

For kiss cookies, bake for 8 minutes, pull from oven, add your kisses, then return to oven for another 3 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes before removing from tray. Transfer to plates, and (optional) place in fridge for 20 minutes to cool.

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Pumpkin Seed Butter

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Almost any seed or nut can be turned into this peanut butter state. Most nuts and seeds have oils that come out once they are crushed and with just a bit of additional oil, you can get a nice and smooth peanut butter alternative. For this recipe, I used the roasted pumpkin seeds I made a week ago. These pumpkin seeds were crisper than store bought seeds and had more of a roasted flavor. The quality and flavor of your seeds will greatly affect you butter. This recipe was made with 1 cup of seeds, made 1/2 cup of butter, and is enough for 2 sandwiches.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Cup Roasted Salted Pumpkin Seeds
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • Blender
  • Storage Container

Directions

1. Add Seeds to Blender. Add sugar, then blend for 3 minutes on high. Slowly add oil 1/2 Tbsp at a time, and blending 1 minute between additions. Blend until desired texture is reached. Transfer to a small storage container and store in the fridge.

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Overnight Oats: Peanut Butter and Jelly

This is our second version of Overnight Oats that I made just last night. If you are light us, you may be experiencing a lack of eggs, milk, and bread. I usually make my husband breakfast sandwiches every morning, but it can’t be helped. I’ve found overnight oats to be a nice and easy alternative. I mix it all together at night, and in the morning, we have a meal. This is a take on PB&J, but it utilizes raisins instead of jelly. It makes the oats have varying texture which means we’ll be able to eat more before getting bored. Feel free to adjust to your taste!

  1. In a seal-able container, add 2 cups of oats, 1 cup of raisins, 2/3 cup peanut butter, 2 Tbsp honey, and 2 Tbsp sugar. Add 2 cups of water, stir until even. Adjust to taste.
  2. Refrigerate overnight. Serve as is. Recipe make 6-8 servings
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No Bake Cookies

If you are running out of project and you want to do something fun with your child, this is a great treat to make before Easter. It doesn’t take much effort and the only mistake you could make is burning the chocolate powder, so just stir continuously. If you cannot have peanut butter, you can also use almond butter, or cookie butter, or you could just exclude the peanut butter, but your cookies will be a little looser.

  1. In a sauce pan, mix 1/2 cup milk, 3 Tbsp cocoa powder, 2 cups sugar, and 1/2 cup (1/2 stick) of butter. Heat until everything is evenly mixed and hot.
  2. Once hot, remove from heat and mix in 1 tsp vanilla, 3 cups of oatmeal, and 1/2 cup peanut butter. Once mixed, line a cookie sheet with wax paper and dollop out cookies. Let cool for 15 minutes before eating. Makes about 20 cookies.
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Peanut Butter And Honey Sandwich

Honey is a great alternative to jelly in this classic sandwich if like me you’ve run out of jelly. I hope to make my own jelly this summer to prevent this from happening again, however I’ve found honey to be a great substitution for jelly. Honey and jelly and very similar in flavor, so honey provides the sweet that compliments the peanut butter. Honey is heavier than jelly, so it makes the sandwich denser and stickier. You should only used about 1-2 Tbsp honey per sandwich. The bread absorbs a lot of the honey, but this prevents runoff.

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