Kitchen Witch

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 250 g butter, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3/4 - 1 cup smooth peanut butter

How to...

1. Beat butter, essences, sugars and eggs in a medium bowl with electric mixer until combined. Stir in dry ingredients
2. Drop level tablespoons of misture, about 4 cm apart on to greased trays
3. Cook in a moderately hot oven, 190 degrees C, for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven. Use the back of a teaspoon to make an indentation into cookies. Fill dent with about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter and leave it to cool in trays.

White-choc Apricot Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1/2 vegie oil
• 1 cup plain flour
• 3/4 cup self raising flour
• 1/2 tea spoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 cup White Choc Melts, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts

How to...

1. Beat eggs, sugar and essence in a small bowl with an electric mixer for about 1 minute or until mixture changes in colour. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refregerate for 1 hour.


2. Roll lever tablespoons of mixture in to balls. Place about 6 cm apart onto greased oven trays


3. Cooked in a moderately hot oven, 190 degrees C for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stand for 5 minutes; cool on wire racks.

**this is a hit in my house. They are loving it to death