Peppermint Patty Cookies

From Neighbor, Paulanne G in December, 2000

These are my middle brother’s favorite Christmas cookie. He shared the recipe with me this year. I’ve never had them! I am sure they are very good. A Chocolate and Peppermint cookie. 

Ingredients:

2/3 Cup Butter - softened

1 Cup Sugar

1 Egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1/3 Cup Hershey’s cocoa

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon milk

12-14 small (1 1/2”) York peppermint patties

Directions: 

1) In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla, blending well. 

2) In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. 

3) Add butter mixture alternately with milk, blending well. 

4) Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. (Dough will be a little soft.) Lightly grease cookie sheet.

5) Heat oven to 350 degrees F. 

6) Shape small portion of dough around unwrapped Peppermint Pattie, completely covering candy. 

7) Place on prepared cookie sheet; flatten slightly and crimp with tines from a fork, if desired. 

8) Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. 

9) Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. 

10) Cool completely. 

Makes about 12-14 cookies. 

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My dad was an author of a bunch of books that you can find on Amazon and probably eBay. 

I am an author now, too!

I want to add my dad’s & my books to Goodreads and it’s a struggle because I am on an Apple system - I have an iPad and an iPhone, but I don’t have a Windows machine. 

Goodreads is particular. 

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Anyway, if you subscribe to this blog because you love my recipes, I put some of them (and new ones!) in my latest book! 

“Simple Book of Shadows: Basic Secular Witchcraft for Witches.” 

You know in “The Wizard of Oz,” how there is “The wicked witch of the West,” and “Glinda, the good witch of the North?” Think of me like Glinda. That’s what the book is like. It’s a beautiful book with full color photos and nothing to be afraid of. It’s nothing like the wicked witch of the west. I promise. 

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You Can Afford a Car Telephone

 Title Author ISBN My Rating Publisher Rating Publisher Binding Year Published Original Published Year Date Read Date Added Shelves Bookshelves My Review 

You Can Afford a Car Telephone Stuart F. Crump Jr. 978-1-892428-01-1 5 5 FutureComm Publications, Inc. Paperback 1985 1985 2022-10-04 Non-Fiction To Read

Title: You Can Afford a Car Telephone 

Author: Stuart F. Crump Jr. 

ISBN: 978-1-892428-01-1

My Rating: 5

Publisher Rating: 5

Publisher: FutureComm Publications, Inc.

Binding: Paperback

Year Published: 1985

Original Published Year: 1985

Date Read: 2022-10-04

Date Added: 2022-10-04

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My review: coming soon

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Title Author ISBN My Rating Publisher Rating Publisher Binding Year Published Original Published Year Date Read Date Added Shelves Bookshelves My Review 

You Can Afford a Car Telephone Stuart F. Crump Jr. 978-1-892428-01-1 5 5 FutureComm Publications, Inc. Paperback 1985 1985 2022-10-04 Non-Fiction To Read

Title: You Can Afford a Car Telephone 

Author: Stuart F. Crump Jr.

ISBN: 978-1-892428-01-1

My Rating: 5

Publisher Rating: 5

Publisher: FutureComm Publications, Inc.

Binding: Paperback

Year Published: 1985

Original Published Year: 1985

Date Read: 2022-10-04

Date Added: 2022-10-04

Shelves: Non-Fiction Technology

Bookshelves: To Read

My review: coming soon

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Rosemary Bread Machine Recipe

I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com - It's a recipe by Stacy.

I didn't save the link - but here is the recipe & my modifications. I have modified it a little each time I have made it. My boys eat it up in less than 2 days. Yummmmm.

Ingredients:
1 cup of warm water (I do room temperature from our Brita filter, then I warm it up for 30 seconds in our microwave)

2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

3 Tablespoons white sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

3 Tablespoons oil (olive, safflower, vegetable, sunflower - I have used all they are all good. Next time, I'm going to try hemp!)

1/2 teaspoon (handful) of each:
ground thyme, garlic powder

2 teaspoons of crushed rosemary (I use about 2 1/2 teaspoons or 2 handfuls)
Plus, if I have it on hand, I cut up one sprig of fresh rosemary and throw that in there too.

3 cups of all-purpose flour

I have used wheat, banana flour. I may use peanut flour next time I find it.

All purpose bakes up the best, though. Light, flakey, easy to eat.

Directions:

dump all the ingredients in to the bread maker in the order you see them here. Turn the bread maker on to "light crust setting" (for me and my bread maker - it is setting #3) and press start.

YUM.

Tonight, I doubled the garlic, left out the other spices, and then added about a cup of Mexican shredded cheese. Smells so good. Can't wait to try it!