
Top Chef Worthy Peanut Butter Cookies
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Years ago, shortly before Every Day Food appeared on the scene and people liked to joke about Martha Stewart’s high standards, I bought a cookbook called the Mad At Martha Cookbook. It written by a couple of Austin ladies who loved Martha but wanted more down-to-earth recipes. Shortly after I’d bought the book, a friend told me [...]
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I love perusing the bulk bins at various super markets to see what’s new. My latest spotting was miniature peanut butter cups – the tiny ones like you get in peanut butter cup ice cream. First I saw them at a store called Sprouts and later found them at H.E.B., so I guess they’re catching [...]
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Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! To celebrate, here’s a blast from the past — Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies. It’s an old recipe from allrecipes.com with an interesting balance of ingredients. The peanut butter flavor isn’t very strong, but it’s certainly detectable. As for the oats, there are just enough of them to give the cookies some bumpiness. [...]
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If you haven’t entered the scale giveaway, check out the previous post. The giveaway ends Saturday. As for today, I do have a cookie recipe. Hooray! This recipe seemed unusual, which of course was why I had to try it. It’s adapted from an old Southern Living Annual, and what caught my eye were the [...]
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It’s a cold and windy day here in Austin, and after taking Lizzie for a long walk I was quite ready for a cup of coffee and one of these cookies. They’re so good! The recipe is a twist on a very old one from Southern Living. It’s a peanut butter cookie …
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Peanut Blossom cookies were a 1957 Bake-Off entry from Freda Smith of OH. Her blossoms made the finals, but the grand prize went to Gerda Roderer’s Accordion Treats. Though they didn’t score enough points to win, Peanut Blossoms became very popular and 50 years later they’re still a national favorite. Pillsbury sticks with …
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I’ve been craving Kit Kats l ately, so I took a day off from baking and am enjoying a frozen Kit Kat. I always freeze them because it makes them last longer. So I’m eating a Kit Kat and Lizzie is sitting here next to me eating a bone. She likes to …
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