Try a New Recipe Tuesday- October 1

Since we are driving home from Bethany Beach today, Sarah from My Joy Filled Life was so kind to offer to guest-post for me today!  I hope everyone gives Sarah some love by visiting her wonderful blog as well as leaving her comments here!  :-)
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In our home, Corduroy by Don Freeman is one of our favorite storybooks.  It’s probably the most read storybook on our shelf.  We recently pulled it out again and did several fun activities to go along with the book, and one of those things included making Peanut Butter Button Cookies.

Today, I’m happy to be a part of the Try a New Recipe Tuesday link up and share with you our little twist on peanut butter cookies.

Ingredients:

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup peanut butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 ¼ cup flour

½ tsp. baking powder

¾ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

Instructions:

1.  In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

2.  In a large bowl, mix butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, and egg until creamy.

3.  Stir the dry ingredients into the peanut butter mixture until well blended.

4.  Chill the dough for 10-15 minutes.

5.  Roll the dough into 1 ½ inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

6.  Flatten each ball with your hand, a glass, or any other flat object so that the cookies are about 2 inches in diameter.

7.  With a toothpick, make 4 holes in the middle of each cookie.  Don’t be afraid to make them too big, as they will get smaller as they bake.  

8.  Wait patiently while they bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes are until they start to brown.  

9.  Cool for a couple minutes on cookie sheet before moving them to a cooling rack.  Let cool for about 15 minutes.  Then, ENJOY your cookies with a glass of cold milk and a good book!

Sarah is the JOYful wife of Jorge, the JOYful mother of 7 blessings, and a JOYful servant to the Most High God. She has been JOYfully homeschooling since 2007, using an eclectic approach. Sarah left her working-mom-of-2 mentality and plans at the door when the Lord came knocking on it in 2002. Now, as a born-again, stay-at-home, homeschooling mom of many, she couldn’t imagine life any other way! Sarah has a heart for moms, and uses her blog, My Joy-Filled Life, to minister to and encourage other mothers. You will find her writing and sharing about the joys of big family living, her faith, homeschooling, homemaking, and whatever the Lord lays on her heart. In her free time (what’s that?), Sarah enjoys baking (but not the clean-up), dabbling in photography, and running. You can also find her on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, as well as contributing to Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling and Breastfeeding Place.

Lisa here.  Thanks SO much, Sarah!  I know my kiddos will love making those cookies!  :-)

Here are today's features:

Bacon, Veggie and Cheese Crustless Quiche from Melding Magic

Homemade Breakfast Pockets at If you do stuff, stuff gets done

Light Cinnamon Strudel for One from The Fruit of Her Hands

Healthy Pumpkin Panckes at The Frugal Farm Wife

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