Cookies & Bars

Peanut Butter Cookies
Martha Anne Swartzentruber

2 Cups Crisco
2 Cups peanut butter
2 Cups brown suggar
1 Cup white sugar
.5 Cup oil
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
6 Cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Cream Criso and sugars; add eggs and beat. Stir in peanut butter, oil and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients; add to mixture and blend well. Rol dough into little balls and flatten with fork. Bake at 350

Peanut Butter Balls

Jean Turner
Willians Lake, BC
Sashiko-style Wall Hanging

Makes 2 dozen cookies

1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup finely chopped dates
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
.5 cups white sugar
1 Tbsp. water
1 cup coconut

1. Combined powdered sugar, peanut butter, dates and walnuts and mix well. Roll into 1-inch balls.
2. Combine white sugar and water. Dip balls in sugar and water solution and roll in coconut. Store in airtight container

Banana Oatmeal cookies

Lydia Brubaker
Barnett, MO
Appliqued Butterfly

Makes about 4 dozen cookies

1 cup white sugar
.75 cup shortening
1 egg
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
.5 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
.5 tsp baking soda
.25 tsp nutmeg
1.75 cups oatmeal
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
/5 cup chopped nuts or raisins

1 Cream together sugar, shortening and egg. Add all other ingredients and mix well.

2. Drop by rounded teaspoonsfull onto greased cookie sheet.

3. Bake at 400 for about 10 minutes until light brown.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mrs. Sol Yoder, Jr.

4 eggs
2 cup butter
1/5 cup brown sugar
/5 cup white sugar
2 small packages instant vanilla pudding
2 tsp vanilla
4 cup flour
2 tsp soda
2 cup chocolate chips
2 cup nuts

Beat first 6 ingredients until creamy; then add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

Pumpkin Bars

Naomi Joy Yoder

1 cup oil
4 eggs
2 cup pumkpin
1 tsp soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup flour
.5 tsp salt

Frosting:
1 stick butter
1 8oz cream cheese
3 cup powdered sugar

Mix together all the ingredients for the cake. Pour in greased and floured cooked sheet with sides. Bake at 350 oven. Beat frosting ingredients until fluffy and spread on cooled bars.