Love those Kisses in the middle of Peanut Butter Cookies

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES - LaVina Soranto

1 1/4 cup flour                          1/2 cup butter, soft

1 tsp soda                       1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 tsp baking powder                1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt                   1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg                               1 tsp. Vanilla

Mix together, flatten with a fork.  Bake at 350 degrees - until brown on edges.

Then put on Chocolate Kisses in the middle- while they are hot

Wassail --- soooo goood

WASSAIL - Carol Jean Brown

2 quarts apple juice or apple cider            3/4-cup sugar

1 pint cranberry juice                                      2 cinnamon sticks

1 tsp. whole allspice         

1 small orange, studded with whole cloves*

Place all of the ingredients in a crock-pot.  Simmer; just simmer for at least 1 hour. 

Must be served warm. 

I add a small slice of apple to each mug and ladled the beverage over it.  

*Take the orange out after about 3 hours.

I love this recipe.  I start it out in t

Oatmeal cookies --- Love them.

MONSTER OAT AND RAISIN COOKIES – Monster cookie book

2 1/2 cups regular oats                     3/4 cup shortening

3/4 cup packed, brown sugar          3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs                                                  1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cup flour                                     1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder                         2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. allspice                                      1 1/2 cups dark raisins

Cream shortening and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Sift together dry ingred. and add to creamed mixture.  Stir in oats and raisins and mix well.  Bake at 325 degrees until golden brown.

Now you know me -- I love chocolate -- so add at least 1 1/2 c. chocolate chips  -- so you will have a massive amount of chips-- or split it with the raisins.  You will always enjoy these --