I suppose this topic could also cover "cooking" for dummies!
Growing up my mother didn't bake a lot, so I really don't know what the heck I'm doing in that department. But, every now and then I get the urge to bake (and hopefully not incinerate) something half edible.
Here is an amazingly easy and yummy recipe I found for Peanut Butter Cookies. I posted it in another thread, but because it's SOOOOOOOO EASY I thought we could actually start a new "for Dummies" topic for the baking-chellenged like me.
Super Easy Peanut Butter Cookies! - makes about 1.5 dozen cookies.
1 egg
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
Optional: I also added 1/4 c. chocolate chips and 1/4 c. walnuts, chopped (or in my case pounded with a hammer).
Mix
ingredients, roll into small balls and press the top of each cookie with a fork (a la peanut butter cookie style!). Bake at 350 for approx. 10 minutes.
Note: I used a baking stone and
they took about 12 minutes in my oven. The texture is closer to fudge
than cookie. I turned the heat up to 375 with the second (frozen) batch and they cooked up perfectly.
I doubled the recipe when made it = a yield of approx. 3 dozen cookies. I
made one dozen with the first batch then rolled the remaining dough
into two dough tubes, wrapped them in saran, and popped them in the
freezer for later use. When I took the first frozen tube out for batch
two it sliced up very nicely. I put the frozen dough slices on the
cookie sheet and pressed the tops with a fork after they were in the
oven for a few minutes.
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