Peanut Butter Cookies

Everyone loves these peanut butter cookies. The recipe is from a cooking magazine printed in the early 1990's. Enjoy a few of these with a tall glass of milk!

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in medium mixing bowl.

In a large mixing bowl beat butter using electric mixer, until creamy; beat in peanut butter and sugar until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; by hand, stir until blended.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork , making a crisscross design.

Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until edges are golden.

Cool on cookie sheet 1 minute, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

These cupcakes taste refreshingly yummy! Serve these at your next picnic. Spread with whipped topping, and sprinkle with colored sugar.

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

Ingredients:
24 cupcake paper liners
muffin tins
1 box white cake mix
1 (6 ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
8 ounces buttermilk
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 egg whites
2 or 3 drops red food coloring

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Line muffin tins with cupcake paper liners.

Using an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese and egg whites.
Add remaining ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.

Spoon batter into the paper-lined muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full.

Bake for 20 minutes or until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched.

Cool 10 minutes before removing cupcakes from muffin tins.

These cupcakes taste best cold; store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Just before serving, spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with colored sugar.

You can make your own colored sugar crystals by placing a few tablespoons granulated sugar in a sandwich-size zip lock bag, then add a few drops of food coloring; seal bag and shake until all of the sugar turns pink, yellow, blue, whatever!