Susans Peanut Butter Quickies Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER QUICKIES

Steps:

• In a large saucean, combined sugar, flour, butter and milk. Bring to a full boil. Boil hard 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; add everything else. Blend well.
• Drop by teaspoon onto foil or wax paper. Cool.
• NOTE: From the picture in the cookbook, it looks like they rolled theirs in balls and then rolled them in some more coconut.

PEANUT BUTTER QUICKIES

Steps:

• 1. Line cookie sheets with aluminum foil or waxed paper. Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup; level off. In a medium saucepan, combine flour, sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a full boil over medium-low heat. Boil vigorously for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter; blend well. Add all the remaining ingredients, stirring to blend well. Cool slightly, then drop by spoonfuls onto lined cookie sheets. Cool completely.

SUSAN'S SIMPLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine peanut butter, sugar and egg in a bowl.
• Using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop small balls of dough onto non-stick baking sheet or parchment paper.
• Flatten slightly with a fork and crosshatch pattern on top.
• Bake at 325 F for 14 minutes or until slightly browned.
• Cool on rack.

BLACK-EYED SUSAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other; shape each into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round or scalloped cookie cutter to make flower bottoms. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough using a floured 2-3/4-in. flower or scalloped cookie cutter to make an equal number of flower tops., Bake larger cookies at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown; bake smaller cookies for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring; mix until smooth. Immediately spread over cooled cookies. Stir additional confectioners' sugar into remaining glaze to thicken; spread a small amount on bottom of smaller cookies; place over larger cookies. Top with gumdrops.