Christmas is coming
I FINALLY got my Christmas tree up today. Phew! Its sooner than last year, but that's not saying much since I got it up just a couple days before Christmas. It's starting to feel like Christmas is coming. I just a have a little more shopping to do and then I'm done! It's a great feeling. (Maybe I can get caught up on laundry next.)
I even got to bake today. Yippee! I made some Peanut Butter Temptations (recipe below), one of my favorite treats regardless of the time of year. I excited to do some more baking over the next couple of weeks too. Let's hope Christmas is kinder to my weight than Thanksgiving was however. Oy!
Speaking of Peanut Butter Temptations, as soon as I typed that above I had to go get one for myself. They're really that good. If you try them and like them, you'll have to thank my sister Erin for the recipe. She stole it from AllRecipes.com however...the world's greatest cookbook. If you haven't been to the site, you're missing out. Its amazing!
Peanut Butter Temptations
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup peanut butter
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
36 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, white sugar and butter. Stir in the peanut butter, then the egg and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the peanut butter mixture until the dough comes together. Shape into 1 inch balls and press them into the cups of an unprepared mini muffin pan. You can line the pan with papers if you'd like a fancier look. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press a mini chocolate covered peanut butter cup down into the center of each cookie until only the top is showing. Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing from their pans.
* You may want to freeze your peanut butter cups. It makes it so they don't melt in your hands as you press them in.
My Darling Family
I love them oodles and gobs!
2 comments:
These are SO good. I think I might put them on my goodie tray that I'm bringing to work. Then I'll be sure not to eat too many!
I don't know if you remember me or not. I came across your blog on Alyson Brauns. My name is sister Staller and we were in the Huntington Ward when you were in Fort Wayne. I saw your picture and oh my you haven't changed a bit. Still as pretty as I remember you. You have a great family.
Carlene
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