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Hershey Kiss Cookies

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
additional sugar to roll the dough balls before baking
36 Hershey kisses unwrapped

Heat oven to 375°
In a large bowl beat together granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, peanut butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder until dough forms.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll into additional sugar.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8-10 min. or until edges are light golden brown.
Remove from oven and place 1 kiss in each cookie.
Remove from cookie sheets to a cooling rack.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

1 cup butter softened
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3⁄4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp. Vanilla extract

3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1tps of vanilla extract and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.
Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.

Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.

Scoop 1 inch globs of dough into the sugar/ cinnamon mixture.
Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.
Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
Remove from pan immediately.

Buttery Spritz Cookies for Christmas. Caution....they are addicting. I made these in my little countertop oven this year. I may need to lower the temperature using this oven.

Buttery Spritz Cookies
1 1/2 cups butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on med. speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and baking powder, beat well.
Add egg and vanilla. Beat until combined.
Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Do not chill dough.
Pack dough into a cookie press. Force dough onto ungreased cookie sheets. If desired, decorate them with colored sugar, or sprinkles.
Bake at 375 degree oven for 8-10 min. or until edges are firm but not brown. Remove cookies and cool on wire racks. Makes about 84 cookies.

I found a couple of old pictures to share.

So....this is what I meant when I said the gas oven doesn't like me. No matter what shelf I use, the top doesn't cook!

The Bagel recipe I posted called for Self-rising flour. If you don't have any, you can make your own.

Self-rising flour

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. salt
2 Tbls. Baking powder

In a large bowl combine with a wisk and store in an air tight container.

Hellooo Cooking Groupies!

I know it's been a while since I posted. It seems to be less expensive for just the two of us to eat out than to cook at home. 🤔 Also, the gas oven here doesn't seem to like me.

Soooo.....I just have to share this 2 ingredient recipe for Bagels. Yes, you read that correctly. You can make these faster than it takes to warm up your car and get to the Bakery.

1 3/4 cups self rising flour
1 cup plain Greek Yogurt

1 Tbls melted butter
1 Tbls. Sesame seeds or your favorite toppings

In a large mixing bowl, add
the flour and yogurt and mix
until combined. If the dough
is too thin, add more flour. lf
the dough is too thick, add more yogurt.

Lightly flour a kitchen
surface and transfer the
dough on top. Knead it
several times, then divide it
into 8 portions

Roll out each portion of
dough into a long, sausage
shape and connect them at
both sides to form a bagel
Line an air fryer basket with
parchment paper. Brush the
top of the bagel with the butter then Sprinkle the toppings.

Place 3 or 4 bagels in the air
fryer basket and air fry at
180C/350F for 10 minutes
or until golden around the
sides.

Remove the bagels from the
air fryer basket and place the
remaining bagels to cook
Repeat the process until all
the bagels are air fried.

Slice, toast and enjoy!