Peanut Blossoms

My all time favorite recipe of my mother’s. Christmas isn’t complete without these cookies.


1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 TBS. milk
candy kisses

Sift flour, soda and salt (SET ASIDE). Cream shortening, peanut butter and sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Beat well. Blend in dry ingredients gradually, mix thoroughly. Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls and roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375° for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and place candy kiss in center and press down so cookie cracks around edges. Return to oven and bake 2 minutes longer.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe came from a friend Diane Gardner. I used to babysit her son and she brought these cookies to me one day and I told her I had to have the recipe! So she shared it with me :)






Cream together first 5 ingredients:
2 cups shortening
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Then add:
3 cups flour
2 tsp soda
2 tsp salt
4 cups Oatmeal

then:
1 pkg chocolate chips
2 cups chopped nuts
(if you don't want nuts, add 1 more cup of oatmeal)

Bake at 375° for 8 minutes