Case of the Mondays…still? Yeah, me too. Seattle grey days always seem to get me in that “blah” mood. Today was a blah day. Cold, soggy, and oh SO very grey. It just so happens that this very morning I was climbing up on the counter tops in search of that new jar of Almond butter when lo and behold I found two sealed jars of Adam’s Natural Creamy Peanut butter. I’ve gotten the mister to come over to the Almond butter loving side of life and we completely forgot there was even a stockpile of the Peanut butter up there.
My first thought was well “great”…what the heck am I going to do with two whole jars!? Until it hit me yesterday afternoon as I was doing the *fun* task of cleaning out my inbox, paying bills and weekly scheduling of all meals/appointments/laundry lists/errands I have to run.. yeah a pile of fun right? Well, the glass of wine helped BUT it struck me that two of the best things to combat a case of the “Monday’s” are wine and baking! Baking…cookies…extra peanut butter…GRANDMA’S RECIPE! I’ve been dying to post this one on the blog for all of you!
This was my wonderful Grandma Lu’s recipe for Peanut Butter cookies. She’s one of the main reasons that I really love baking. My sister and I were fortunate enough to spend time with her when we were young and I always remember her mixing and baking, cracking jokes and generally being the life of the party because we all know that parties always migrate to the kitchen no matter what! Well, my Grandma was one of my favorite people in the whole world and her recipe is my piece of her that I carry on. I don’t remember when asked her to write it down for me, but I know I was young and some part of my old soul mentality knew that I wanted to remember not only the recipe IN her own handwriting, but all the wonderful memories I have of her. I’m baking them to surprise the mister, he’s had a “monday too”… so I hope that you’ll pour a glass of wine and toast us with a fresh-baked cooked! We’ve survived another monday!
Grandma Lu’s Famous Peanut Butter Cookies
2 1/4 c flour
1 c creamy peanut butter
2/3 c honey
1/2 c sugar
1/2 margarine soft
2 eggs
1/2 tsp baking powder
Pre-heat oven to 350
Mix all ingredients well
Shape into 1 1/2″ balls
Flatten with fork in a criss-cross pattern
Bake for 15 minutes