Recipes:
Dawn's Peanut Butter Dandies:
ingredients
* 1 cup butter melted
* 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1 cup peanut butter (Skippy Creamy is my choice)
* 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
* 4 tablespoons peanut butter(here you can use Skippy Crunchy or Creamy depending if you like extra nuts)
Directions
1. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an un-greased 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave (make sure container is microwave safe - no cheap plastic folks), melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. (DO NOT OVER HEAT!!! In fact I take it out when a few chips are still semi-formed and do the last bit of melting with a stir of the spoon - if you overheat the chocolate - it will not turn out.) Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.
- It tastes great after freezing as well. You can cut them after refrigerated for a few hours and then place wax paper between the layers so the chocolate does not stick to the row above.
Dawn's NutterRoos Num Nums!
Ingredients
Cookie Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature - (honestly - do not melt - just let God let it hit room temp!)
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter, (Skippy - and no they do not pay me!)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract -(invest in good vanilla - see if you can find a Hispanic Grocery store - they have fantastic Vanilla - you will never go back to grocery store garbage that is IMITATION!)
1/3 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
2½ cups quick-cooking oats
Filling***
(This was the original I came up with but now- I do this plus a half- depends on how much frosting you want)
¼ pound (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
½ cup creamy peanut butter, (you guessed it - Skippy)
1 2/3 cups confectioners sugar
Directions
1. Make the cookie dough: preheat the oven to 350°F. In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside. Using a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and peanut butter. Add sugars and beat at medium speed for 4 minutes, scraping down the bowl two times to make sure you have it all in.
2.At low speed, add eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until well mixed, frequently scraping down bowl. Add peanuts and oats, and mix well
3.Using an ice cream scoop for huge cookies or large melon baller for smaller ones (the key is you want them the same size so they can be made into sandwiches) 2 inches in diameter or a tablespoon to ensure the cookies are the same size, place balls of dough on parchment-lined baking sheets or silicone ones at least three inches apart. *Huge key - be patient - you need these to spread out so do not mush together.
4. Bake until cookies have spread and turned very light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool and firm up, 5 to 10 minutes. *These cookies you want to let sit on cookie sheet - most others I would say to remove right away because they continue to bake on hot sheet - hence the importance of taking out when LIGHT brown!* Transfer to a rack to cool completely before filling.
5. # For the filling: cream together butter, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar using an electric mixer until very smooth.
6.To assemble spread a layer of the filling on underside of a cookie and sandwich with another cookie. You want to make sure the frosting is not too stiff or the cookies will not stick together. - Add more butter if needed by little bits till spreadable!
7.Makes 12 gigantic or 36 smaller cookies.
Hope you like these guys and will add more again tom! You better tell me how they went over after you make them!!