This recipe comes from Edna Staebler’s cookbook called More Food That Really Schmecks. Edna Staebler famously collected the recipes of generations of Amish cooks from Waterloo County, Ontario. Interesting perhaps only to me, is the fact that my husband’s aunt, Veronica Ross, wrote a biography of Ms. Staebler called To Experience Wonder.
The thing about food that really schmecks is that it contains ingredients that really schmeck. In the case of these cookies, that means a lot of fat and sugar.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup softened butter (I used margarine)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (I cut this amount to 1/2 cup)
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 and 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- white granulated sugar for rolling
Methods:
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Mix the first 6 ingredients and beat until light. Mix the dry ingredients with the peanut butter mixture. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, then roll them in granulated sugar to coat. Place the balls 2 inches apart on unbuttered cookie sheets and bake for 12 minutes. Don’t let them brown.
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