Yummy Peanut Buttery

Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

This one came from a neighbor. She gave it to me at my bridal shower. You'll need a bag of Reeses Mini Peanut Butter Cups for the final step.

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of brown sugar

1/2 cup of butter softened

Cream together and then blend in:

1/2 cup of peanut butter

2 tablespoons of milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 egg

Stir in:

1 3/4 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Bake in a mini muffin pan or a regular muffin pan. Line the pan with muffin liners or spray well with cooking spray. Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes. Immediately after removing from oven press an unwrapped mini peanut butter cup in the middle of each cookie.

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Beat in a large mixing bowl until creamy:

1 1/4 cup of peanut butter

3/4 cup of butter

Gradually beat in:

1 cup of powdered sugar

Then with hands or a wooden spoon mix in:

1 more cup of powdered sugar

3 cups of graham cracker crumbs

Press evenly into a prepared pan. It helps if you use wax paper to press it in.

Melt:

3/4 cup of peanut butter

12 oz package of Chocolate chips

You can take 1/2 a cup of the chocolate chips-- before you melt them-- and add it to the crust. The recipe says to do it, and you would do it before you press it into the pan, but I personally prefer the crust without the chocolate chips.

Pour the melted mixture on top of the crust and then place in the fridge for at least an hour.

Grandma's Sugar Cookies

I got this recipe from my Grandma Andreason. It's great when you want a sugar cookie, but you don't want to pull out the cookie cutters and the frosting.

2/3 cup of shortening

3/4 cup of sugar

Cream together then add:

1 egg

Then sift together in a seperate bowl:

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon of salt

Add above mixture alternately with:

4 teaspoons of milk

Then add:

1 teaspoon of vanilla

roll into balls and place on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Taco Soup

A family favorite from my mom's friend.

1-2 lbs of hamburger

1 onion chopped

Brown hamburger with onion and some salt and pepper. Set aside.

1 can of pinto beans

1 can of white or northern beans

Drain and combine in a big pot with the hamburger and onion.

Then add:

3 small cans of diced green chilis (the smallest cans you can find)

1 can of black beans

1 can of red kidney beans

1 can of hominy (usually found by the canned corn)

2 quarts of stewed tomatoes

Don't drain. Combine with above ingredients

Then add:

1 package of ranch dressing mix

1 1/2 packages of taco seasoning

Cook for 20 minutes, or so, then serve over sliced jack cheese and some sour cream on top. We like to have tortilla chips to dip in it as well.