*P*eanut Butter Cookies

Welcome to the 16th day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge!

Today, I will be sharing my daughter's *P*eanut Butter Cookies.  These are truly not your run of the mill peanut butter cookies.  These are really, really good.  She surprised us with them one cold day in February and I knew then that a blog post was going to be born.

                               Ingredients:

                               1/2 cup (1 stick) butter at room temperature

                               3/4 cup peanut butter

                               1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for rolling dough

                               1/3 packed brown sugar

                               2 TBSP milk

                               1 egg

                               1 TSP vanilla extract

                               1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

                               1 TSP baking soda

                               1/2 TSP salt

                               Directions: In an electric mixer or a hand mixer, beat together butter and peanut                                    butter until combined. Add sugars, beating well. Add milk, egg and vanilla                                            extract. Beating well, add in flour, baking soda and salt. Spray a cookie sheet                                        with a non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, 105 degrees C. Roll dough                                into 1 inch balls and roll in a bowl of granulated sugar. With something flat, press                                slightly on the balls. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 

                                

ENJOY!

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*N*utella Buttercream Frosting

Welcome to Day #14 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge-- the letter N.  For today's letter, I am sharing my daughter's *N*utella Buttercream Frosting.  To say it was good would be the understatement of the year!  :-)

Didn't she do an absolutely amazing job with the piping?  It was almost too pretty to eat!  :-)

Ingredients:
2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2/3 cup Nutella

Directions: With a stand mixer or a hand mixer with a whisk attachment, cream together butter and sugar until creamy. Add Nutella until frosting forms. 

Enjoy!  :-)

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My Week in Review #56

It is that time of the week again-- to share all about your adventures!  :-)

An InLinkz Link-up

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M is for *M*icrowave Chocolate Mug Brownie

My son made this for a 4H project and it was delicious!  :-)

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

In a 12 ounce coffee mug, add water, butter, vanilla.  Whisk well.

Add cocoa powder, whisk well.  Add sugar, whisk well.  Add flour, whisk well.

Microwave for 60-90 seconds.  Center should be slightly molten.  Careful not to overcook.  

Enjoy with a spoon.  :-)  It is a quick and easy way to make a delicious snack.

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Kiddo's Peanut Butter Frosting

 Welcome to the letter K!  :-)

Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter

Directions: With a stand mixer or a hand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add peanut butter and beat until frosting forms.

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TOS Review- HomeschoolDiploma.com

Today I am reviewing the Exclusive High School Diploma from HomeschoolDiploma.com.



It is not quite sinking in that Kiddo #1 is graduating high school this year.  It got a little more real when I was contacted with the opportunity to review this beautiful fully customized diploma.  Kiddo sat right next to me and was able to select everything to make the diploma special and unique.  Isn't that one of the best parts of homeschooling-- to customize the entire educational experience to our student's needs, abilities and interests?  Kiddo and a group of other soon-to-be homeschooled graduates have been meeting to organize and put together their own commencement.  He even asked his grandfather to be the keynote speaker!  How appropriate, therefore, that he be able to choose his own diploma and personalize it just the way he would like.

With the Exclusive High School Diploma, there are four wording options (both secular and religious), two kinds of paper to choose from, four different engraved seals from which to select and different choices for how the student's name is to be printed.  There are even 8 different choices of signature lines for the bottom.  In addition, you choose the color of the padded cover.  Everything to make the diploma as unique and special as your graduate.  There are many additional options and customizations available.

A family-owned and operated company, HomeschoolDiploma.com not only sells these beautiful diplomas (there are other diplomas as well as the Exclusive), they offer cap and gowns, tassels, class rings, "senior" apparel, personalized graduation announcements, thank you cards, graduation gifts, keepsakes and photo items.  They are definitely your go-to one site for all of your homeschool graduation needs.  I know I will be purchasing some items from them before Kiddo's graduation in June.

To see the diplomas selected by my colleagues on the Schoolhouse Review Crew, be sure to click on the banner below.

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Try a New Recipe Tuesday- April 12

It's time for another week of recipe sharing!  :-)

The most viewed post from last week's hop was:

Chocolate Coconut Freezer Bars from Brandi Raae

In the first 6 spots below are my posts from the past week in my Blogging from A to Z series: F is for Fudge, G is for Glazed Apple Cookies, H is for Hungarian Butter Cookies, I is for Italian Pizzelles and J is for uncooked fruit Jam.  Come on over and check them out!  :-)

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