PB Cookies

It was one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions.

Wait. Rewind.

One of my "hobbies" is to flip through recipe books. And usually, when there aren't photos attached to every single recipe, I won't give the book another glance. (Mean, I know)

 So I surprised myself when I carefully flipped through the pages of a book - which didn't have a single photo (unless you count the hand-drawn animated ones.. but I admit, they were cute and suitable). Maybe it was the title that caught my eye: "Sweet Gratitude: Bake a Thank-You for the Really Important People in Your Life". The story behind it: dedicated to "the Cat Doctor", the author started bringing along baked treats for her cat's vet and his staff when her cat needed regular visits.

This is where I found the recipe for PB Cookies. Comfort food - at its best.

Peanut Butter Cookies
from Sweet Gratitude

Simple Butter Cookies

These are the simplest butter cookies - ever.

It wasn't even a matter of picking and choosing. (maybe except for which cookie cutter to use)

I was visiting someone and I knew exactly what they would like :)

Simple as that.

If only the same rule applied to everything else...

The recipe is from my recipe book that I started (and stopped) writing out.

Which is why the sentences are so choppy.

Too lazy to copy word-for-word, I kept the bare essentials.

Simple Butter Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup icing sugar
2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C). Beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar; beat well. Stir in flour. Mix on low. Roll in 1/4 inch. Cut using cookie cutter. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove when cooled. 

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

Cranberry Craze #3

I hate unfinished business.

So... Here we go.

Just before posting, I was just in the middle of a mini marathon of Disney songs.

My all time favorites: The Lion King, Pocahontas, Aladdin, and Beauty & the Beast...

(and what do you know, I was singing in that order..)

Random fact: I can sing A Whole New World en français :)

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
(source: unknown)

2 large eggs
1 3/4 cups brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup white chocolate chips

Beat eggs and brown sugar in large bowl until thick and pale. Add cooking oil and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Combine next 3 ingredients in small bowl. Add to brown sugar mixture in 2 additions, mixing well after each addition until no dry flour remains.

Add cranberries and chocolate chips. Mix well. Chill, covered, for 1 hour. Roll into balls, using 1 tbsp for each. Arrange about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for about 10 minutes until golden. Let stand on cookie sheets for 5 minutes. Remove cookies from cookie sheets and place on wire racks to cool.

Note: I was being lazy so I stuck my cookie batter in the freezer for 15 minutes.
I'm no baking expert (especially when it comes to "chilled" cookies) but maybe this is why my cookies turned very soft.