Cooking

Halloween Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

~ lindy

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes 24 cookies (2 tablespoon scoop)

Preheat oven 350*F.

Ingredients:

*1/2 cup Butter, room temperature

*1/2 cup Extra Light Olive Oil

*1 cup Brown Sugar

*1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

*1 cup Powdered Peanut Butter

*2 Eggs, room temperature

*3/4 cup White Wheat Pastry Flour

*1/2 cup All-purpose Flour

*1 teaspoon Baking Powder

*1 teaspoon Baking Powder

*1 teaspoon Kosher Salt

*1 cup Old Fashion Oats

*1 cup Quick Oats

*Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Chips, to taste

* Halloween Colored Peanut Butter M&M’s, add to the top of the cookies after baking

Directions:

In a stand mixer on medium-low or I like to stir by hand, cream together the butter, olive oil, brown sugar and sugar. Stir in peanut butter and then add eggs mixing in one at time until incorporated.

Sift together in a bowl the wheat flour, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. (I usually like sea salt over kosher salt but for this recipe I would stick to kosher salt)

Add flour in thirds into the creamed mixture just until flour is completely incorporated.

Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Note: I add the chocolate chips just to the tops of some of the cookies and left the others plain. I like to scoop all the dough onto a Silpat lined baking sheet. Makes 24 (2 tablespoons scoops).

Refrigerate the cookie dough at least 30 minutes before baking.

Bake cookies for 12 to 14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 30 minutes before removing from baking sheet.

These are a soft and chewy cookie.

Also see our Downton Abbey Halloween Party for more recipes and ideas

Enjoy!

Lindy

Maple Salmon

~ lindy

Maple Salmon

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This is a most sweet salmon recipe.

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*5 small to medium frozen Salmon fillets, thawed in refrigerator

*1/4 cup water

*1/8 teaspoon Maple Flavoring

*2-4 tablespoons Brown Sugar

*1 tablespoon fresh grated Ginger Root

*2 tablespoons fresh Lemon Juice

*2 tablespoons Soy Sauce, low sodium

*1 teaspoon Minced Garlic

*Garnish with sliced Green Onions

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Maple Sauce

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In small cooking pot on medium heat Add: Water, maple flavoring, brown sugar, ginger, lemon juice, soy sauce and Garlic. Bring to a boil and take off the heat.  Set aside 3 tablespoons or amount desired for serving.

Baking Salmon

On a foil lined baking sheet place salmon fillets and baste each salmon fillet with maple sauce and bake in oven for 2-3 minutes at 400*F. Then baste fish again and bake another 5-7 minutes or until fish is moist and flaky (Internal temperature 145*F) . Baste again just before serving in you like a little sweeter salmon. Garnish as desired.

Enjoy!

Lindy