Peanut Butter Cookies

Need a quick dessert this evening? Try these delicious cookies. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups of all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 (4) oz box of instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
• 2 sticks of butter, softened
• 1 cup of packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup of granulated sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° degrees.

Lightly grease a cookie sheet and set aside.

In a small bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, using a hand blender, mix together the softened butter and brown sugar until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and blend until smooth. Stir in the vanilla pudding and pie filling and mix just until blended. Add the peanut butter and mix just until the mixture is blended.

Add the flour mixture and, using a spoon or fork, stir just until all ingredients are well blended.

Drop by rounded tablespoon fulls onto the prepared cookie sheet and place them two inches apart. (I usually measure out two tablespoons per cookie.) Dip a fork into the sugar for each cookie and flatten each cookie to approximately 1/2 inch.

Cook the cookies for 10 - 12 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown.

Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for about 5 minutes and transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Enjoy with a nice glass of milk or your favorite beverage!

Makes 36 cookies.

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Coffee Cake

It's a cloudy and cold day today. I enjoyed this with a warm cup of coffee, very relaxing.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon of salt
• 1 stick of butter, softened
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of lukewarm coffee
• 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
• 1 cup of crushed pecans

Icing

• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp of milk
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° degrees.

Grease and lightly flour a spring foam pan and set aside. (I lined the bottom of the pan with parchment paper for easy removal after baking.)

In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, then set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the softened butter and powdered sugar using a hand blender. Mix until the mixture is creamy.

Add the egg, and vanilla extract. Stir in the sour cream. Add the coffee and mix together until well blended.

Add the flour mixture and combine all ingredients until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Gently stir in the ground cinnamon. 

Add the cake batter to the prepared pan and top the cake with the crushed pecans. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center, comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven. 

For the icing: 
Add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to a small bowl. Using a spoon or fork, blend the ingredients, just until blended. The icing should be a thick liquid.

Let the cake cool for 10 minutes and release the ring on the pan and then drizzle the icing across the top and sides of the cake.

Cool and Enjoy! Makes 9 - 12 servings.

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Easy Lemon Cake

This just came out of the oven, and it's causing the whole house to smell good. If you like the taste of lemon, this is the cake for you!

Ingredients

• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon of salt
• 1 stick of butter, softened
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• 1 Tbsp of fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups of milk

Lemon Frosting

• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 2 1/2 Tbsp of milk
• 1 tsp of lemon extract
• 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice
• 5 drops of yellow food coloring

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° degrees.

Grease and lightly flour an 8" x 8" square baking pan and set aside. (I lined my pan with aluminum foil for easy removal after baking.)

In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, then set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the softened butter and sugar using a hand blender. Mix until the mixture is creamy.

Add the egg, lemon extract, and lemon juice. Mix together until well blended.

Add the flour mixture and combine all ingredients until well blended and then add the milk. Stir the mixture until it's smooth and creamy. 

Add the cake batter to the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center, comes out clean. Let the cake cool.

For the frosting: 
Add the powdered sugar, lemon extract, lemon juice, and milk to a medium bowl. Using a hand blender, blend the ingredients, just until blended. Stir in the food coloring. Add more milk if needed. 

The frosting should be thick and easy to spread.

When the cake is cool, spread the frosting evenly onto the cake. 

Cool and Enjoy! Makes 9 - 12 servings.

©Rolisweets