Heavy Cream Substitute

3/4 C milk
1/3 C butter
Gently melt butter over low heat.  Add one tablespoon of the melted butter to the cold milk. Repeat this process a couple of times.  Add remaining butter and mix until thick.  Makes 1 C. of heavy cream
To use:  shake well.

Not your average Peanut butter cookie

This is a lovely Big cookie. and freezes well so you can always have a treat waiting for grandkids.

3/4 C. peanut butter
1/4 C coconut oil
1/4 C. butter
1 1/4 C. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 C. whole milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 C. flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
Pre heat oven to 350 - Combine wet ingredients. Combine dry ingredients.  Add flour mixture to butter mixture.  Put in freezer 1 hour.  Use 1/4 cup scoop to measure then roll into balls.  Place 2" apart on parchment paper. Bake 7 Minutes rotate pan and bake 5 minutes more.  Remove from oven.  Slide parchment paper onto rack.  Let sit 2 minutes.  Press with potato masher for markings.

Missionary Peanut Butter Cookies

Missionaries, especially those who go foreign love this cookie.  It reminds them of home. This cookie is  rich and chewey and so easy!

1 C. Brown Sugar
1 C. White Sugar
1 C. Crisco ( I don't use the stuff I use coconut oil or butter or 1/2 and 1/2)
1 C. Peanut butter
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
2 C. flour
Combine brown sugar, white sugar, crisco or butter, beat until well blended.  Add eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, salt, and soda and mix with sugar mixture.  Roll into balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet- don't mash.  Bake at 350  11-13 minutes, just til edges start to brown. Gently slide parchemnt to cooling rack.  Cookies are fragile until cool.