Great Grandmas Peanut Butter Eggs Recipes

GREAT GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, eggs, milk and vanilla. Add the peanut butter and sugars to the egg mixture. Mix well- the mixture will be a little weird until the dry ingredients are added!
• Sift the flour, soda and salt into a medium bowl. Gradually mix in to the wet mixture.
• Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto foiled or lightly greased cookie pans (or use parchment paper). Press down lightly with sugared fork (crisscross to make design).
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are set and no longer gooey. Cool well before storing in a covered container.

PEANUT BUTTER EGGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in sugar. Stir in coconut if desired. Form rounded tablespoonfuls into egg shapes. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill for 30 minutes., In a microwave-safe bowl or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening: stir until smooth. Dip eggs until coated; place on waxed paper to harden. , For more decorative eggs, place about 1/4 cup melted chocolate in a small plastic bag. Cut a hole in the corner of the bag; pipe chocolate over tops of eggs. Store in the refrigerator.

BIG GRANDMA'S BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the sugars, Crisco, peanut butter.
• Add the eggs and vanilla.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add gradually until blended well.
• Roll into tablespoon size balls.
• Roll cookie dough balls into sugar.
• Place on cookie sheets- do not mash with fork in normal "peanut butter cookie" fashion!
• Bake at 350° oven for 11-13 minutes.

GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and peanut together in a large bowl.
• Add sugars and eggs, mix well.
• Sift together dry milk, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into butter mixture.
• Let dough stand 15 minutes.
• Roll into balls, about the size of a walnut and place on a slightly greased baking sheet.
• Flatten with a fork, dipped in flour, criss-cross fashion.
• Bake at 375 degress for 10-12 minutes.
• Watch closely and remove when tops just start to brown.
• Wait about 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Cool on racks.