I filed it in my recipe box for a rainy day.
That rainy day happened and it turned into 3 days of rain...
On those three days I tiptoed outside for the briefest of walks,
the rest of the days I read, did laundry, made soup, a tasty shepherds pie and when my eyes were fatigued from my reading
I found Mothers' speedy peanut butter cookie recipe in my recipe box.
When I read her recipe I was in doubt...
had she forgotten something?
Can one make cookies using only 3 ingredients?
So I thought hmm maybe I would try...
what have I got to lose?
Speedy Peanut Butter Cookies
2 cups light Peanut Butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
Mix together, roll into balls, flatten with a fork on an un-greased sheet pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Transfer to a rack to cool
Using a scoop for cookie dough is quite possibly my favourite trick that Martha Stewart shared with her viewers from her TV show.
Cookie dough balls on an un-greased sheet pan.
Flatten with a fork.
After baking cookies place on a rack to cool.
Invite someone over to share
a pot of tea or a coffee
maybe even a glass of milk with the grandchildren
put the cookies on a plate and see how long they last!
I should have never doubted MOM.
I have learned so much from her over the years.
She will always will be a special person in my life.
Thank you again for popping by my humble blog.
~ Be Well and Be Kind ~
27 comments:
I CAN EAT THOSE being Gluten FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I SHALL TRY TOO with my HENS EGGS!!!!!
I see MY MOM TOMORROW..........91.
THANK GOODNESS for RAINY DAYS!!!!!
I wondered about the gluten-free aspect because I regularly entertain discussion group members who follow a gluten-free diet. I'd just have to check that the peanut butter had no fillers. I'm reading the Mayor of Casterbridge for November book club. Off to Granville Island today for the Writers' (in the rain) Festival. We're lucky to still have mothers and to be able to visit with them often.
Well they may be gluten free but not nut free sadly. Still I might be able to use Wow butter instead. Look yum.
I've just discovered your blog and I love it! I like the mix of topics: books, walks, food, friends, family, house and home, style, and general life musings. I'm relatively recently retired and in the process of composing the next phase of my life. I am enjoying your company via your blog as I do so. Thank you for taking time to share your lovely photographs and writings.
Yes,you are SO lucky!
No never doubt MOM, your post was touching. My Mom passed away earlier this year and I miss her dearly.
I resonate with Madame-we are so happy to have our mums!
Love the trick with the scoop!
Dottoressa
It doesn't matter how old we are, there's nothing like baking with our Mother's or baking using our Mother's recipes. Our children and I bake together regularly, I teach them the things my own Mother taught me, everything passed down through the generations.
Please google internet etiquette, typing in capitals is the equivalent of shouting,and eleven exclamation marks equally annoying
Do you shout when you speak? If it's not appropriate to shout and yell person to person, please do not do it here either
This blog is one of beauty,restfulness,and serenity, we do not need people yelling to spoil the atmosphere
Penny, from NZ
Great recipe for the days when you feel like peanut butter cookies without hassle (ie every day but I shall not indulge daily)! Thank you and thank your mother for sharing.
My sister is gluten free, and she uses this recipe for her family. So I thought it was a new one developed for those who are GF. Nice to know it's really an oldie, but goodie. I had them at my sister's. Very good.
Baking cookies on a rainy fall day just seems to make sense, doesn't it?
xo Deborah
Looking forward to trying these, I have peanut butter in the house. Hope you enjoyed yours whilst still warm, what a treat! Sounds like you've enjoyed your rainy days, and it sounds like the predicted storms have now missed you too, luckily.
We have some family members with celiac disease and this would be a great recipe for them. Thanks for sharing. I've seen similar recipes around, but have always wondered if they would truly work. You've shown me that they would!
What an interesting recipe. When I read it, I thought it could not possibly work without a flour substitute, but there you go, perfect cookies all in a row :) I will write it down to try when my grandchildren visit. Cute sunflower!
Evidently you are new here. Those of us who have been around a while know that is Contessa's style - and we wouldn't have it any other way!!!!! Besides that, this isn't your blog, so you have no right to make such a rude comment. You can dictate etiquette on your own blog - if you have one.
Penny from NZ...we welcome both you and The Contessa....greetings!
Anonymous, I would ask that you be polite ...this is a peaceful blog.
BE WELL AND BE KIND...shame on you Hostess for screaming this at us. I love your blog. Scream all you want! To me you are the epitome of kindness and internet decorum. Down with rudeness!!!
Hope the Wow butter works for you.
Welcome to retirement RK and to my humble blog...
Perhaps you will be inspired to start blogging?...if you do please let us know.
We are very fortunate that she is in our lives. She is 89, cooking, dressing up everyday and still driving!
This recipe is an easy one to make with the grandchildren too!
Oh I could never indulge in a daily cookie...they are a once in awhile treat!
Mom might have found it in one of her magazines...she gave it to me ages ago but her original recipe, the one we made when I lived at home over 40 years ago, called for flour.
I waited until they were cool before nibbling one...I had to wash up the dishes and pop the kettle on first!
Obviously I was not the only one who was skeptical about the viability of the ingredients!
My thoughts exactly!
Those sunflowers were left by someone at the beach near the shoreline...I had to detour on my walk and get close enough to capture them.
I want to highlight the message "be well and be kind" that is why I use a bolder font and use some capitals...
Using all caps as The Contessa does, is her signature way of writing and I do not find it offensive in any way...she is a kind and creative woman whose blog shows her zest for life. You should pop over and peek at her posts on her gorgeous home, fabulous garden, darling pets and her passion for antiques and fashion.
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