Eh... Peanutty? Not so much.

[joegoda]

The cookies were okay. I think I need to upgrade my peanut butter, if I'm going to make cookies... and Susi already knows that my spice rack is in sore need of major overhauls.

But, they didn't kill me, but they were nothing to brag about either.

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[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yeah, you need a visit with Penzey's catalog.

I have an awesome peanut butter cookie recipe if you want it. The key to good peanut butter cookies, in my opinion is real butter and good peanut butter.

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

Awesome, huh? How can I say no to that? I'll always take good recipes!

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Ok...

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1-1/3 cups flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

In a bowl, beat peanut butter, shortening and butter on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or until softened.
In another bowl combine the remaining ingredients. Add about half to the peanut butter mixture. Beat til thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add and beat in remainder of flour mixture.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Using tines of fork dipped into a saucer of additional sugar, flatten balls to about 1/4" by pressing tines of fork in 2 directions to form crisscross marks.
Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes until lightly browned.

Makes about 54.

There ya go.

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

I may give that a try tomorrow. Real butter, eh? I was thinking I ought to have some around just for when I decide to do some real baking.

Thanks, Sis.

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Well, you can use margarine but I'm a butter snob.

You're most welcome, dear.

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

Butter Snob! Somehow... that just sounds hilarious (and slightly dirty). I like it!

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

*hehehe*

I could always tell the difference between butter and margarine, no matter how my mother tried to disguise it. I felt entirely smug when they started reporting that margarine wasn't good for you either.

[motherpockets.livejournal.com]

If you come to Kansas City, I will TAKE you to Penzey's! You can not only look around, but you can also smell every single spice they have! Each one has its own smelling jar!

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

Ha! You are so just wanting me to come to Kansas City. I've been to Kansas City and left my heart there!

Kansas City is the only town I've walked in and felt immediately like I was home. For this reason, and this reason alone, I should probably never, ever go back. When a person finally goes home, that's where they usually end up being buried.

I know I'll get there eventually. There's tons there I'd like to see. I'm just waiting for the train route to extend from Tulsa to KC.

[motherpockets.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could snag a ride sometime with someone coming up for the weekend--that way you wouldn't have the option of staying, or you'd lose your ride.
Seriously, think about it! There seem to be a number of folks who make the "pilgrimage" to KC without dire consequences!

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'll take a look see at what sort of events are coming to KC that I might just want to visit.

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

And now you got me thinking. Even if I lost my ride, it wouldn't be the end of it. It's a four hour drive, and it would only take me about 2 days to walk from there to here. Think of the adventure!

Okay... now I'm starting to picture baking pies and bread and making savory stews. I'm going to go read for a while, before I write a book here.

[lord-enigma.livejournal.com]

Best peanut butter in the world is Skippy Roasted Honey Nut Creamy Peanut Butter. Orange lid.

I first bought it YEARS and YEARS ago and have never, ever bought any other peanut butter since. It just doesn't compare.

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

It's odd, but I never really liked the roasted honey nut anything. Not even Cheerios. It would give the cookies a distinctive taste, though.

[lord-enigma.livejournal.com]

I didn't either, actually.

Taste is unparalleled in the peanut butter though.

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

You wanna know something really sad? Your icon looks just like my mom. No, it's not a negative, it's just a truth.

I think it's time I bought some Skippy peanut butter. In fact, the very first kite I ever flew was a kite with the Skippy logo on it. This was back in 1962, and there were still paper kites!

[shackrlu.livejournal.com]

Me, I'm a Peter Pan kind of girl. Never cared for Skippy or Jif. I'll usually do without than have to buy one of the others. When Peter Pan was pulled off the shelves a couple of years ago..I had a long dry spell with no peanut butter.