Double Peanut Butter Cookies

sunspire.com (with alterations)

Prep Time: 5 min

Cook Time:10 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup unbleached white whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 Stick unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup Natural Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup SunSpire™ Peanut Butter Baking Chips
• Opt. Chocolate Chips

DIRECTIONS

Prepare 4 baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven 350F.
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the sugar and both butter’s together until smooth and light in color, beat in egg. Slowly add flour mixture, beating until smooth and just incorporated, Stir in morsels.
Drop dessert spoon full onto prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart and 6 per sheet. Bake for 9-10 mins or until lightly golden and remove from oven to cooling rack, leave cookies to cool slightly before removing cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies with Mint Buttercream Frosting

(AKA Brownie Cookies, as Rick calls them.)

8 ounces semisweet chocolate bars, chopped (Chocolate chips work great!)
2/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (I always add 1/2 cup instead of 1/4)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Mint Buttercream Frosting:
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 or 2 drops green food coloring
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions:

Cookies: Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Line baking sheets with wax paper. (This is important. If not done, the cookies are extremely difficult to remove after baking.)

Melt chopped semisweet chocolate bars in pan on low, stirring until melted and smooth. Set aside.

Stir together sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Add melted chocolate and mix well. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt till blended. Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop by level tablespoons onto wax paper-lined baking sheets about an inch apart. Bake 10 minutes until puffed and set. (The dough isn't as "thick" as traditional cookie dough. No worries, keep moving forward!)

Cool on baking sheets about 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely. They will take on the appearance of brownies when you pull them out of the oven: a reflective top.

Frosting: Beat all ingredients until smooth and fluffy. Frost cookies.

Super tasty with out frosting. AMAZING with frosting!

Makes 24-30 cookies.

Grilled Apples

4 medium tart apples, cored

1/3 cup raisins

1/3 cup coconut

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Place each apple on a piece of heavy-duty foil (about 12 inches square).

Combine the remaining ingredients; spoon into center of apples.

Fold foil over apples and seal tightly.

Grill, covered, over medium heat for 20-25 minutes or until apples are tender.

Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape.

Grilled Pizza

1 pkg active dry yeast

1-teaspoon sugar

1 1/4 cups warm water

3 1/3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1-teaspoon olive oil

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until foamy, about 3-5 minutes. Insert dough blade. Place flour and salt into food processor. While machine is running, add liquid. Process until dough forms a ball. Then process for 30 seconds to knead the dough. Dough may be slightly sticky. Oil hands and remove dough from processor and place in an oiled bag or bowl. Evenly coat dough with olive oil. Let rise for about 45 minutes.

Punch dough and divide into 8 equal balls. Form into 8 crusts about 1/4 inch thick.

Pre-heat the grill to medium high. Brush the grill with olive oil.

Cook the crust for about 2 minutes ---- just until you see light golden grill marks. Flip the crust over and lightly grill ---just until the dough is set and crusts have puffed. You can add the toppings while the pizzas are on the grill, but we pre-cook all the crusts ahead of time and place a big stack of crusts next to the toppings.

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Pizza Sauce

1 - 16 ounce can tomato sauce

1 6-ounce can tomato paste

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1-teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1/8 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

1 scant Tablespoon dried basil

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan and cook for about 10 minutes, on medium-low. This will make enough sauce for about 10+ pizzas!