Chocolate Banana Chocolate

Ingredients:

1/2 cup margarine - softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
3 squares unsweetened chocolate - melted
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1/2 tsp vanilla


Directions:

Oven temperature: 350 degrees F
Baking time : 15 - 20 minutes
Pan type : Three 9 inch round pans

Preheat oven, grease and flour pans.

Cream margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition.

Stir in the cooled melted chocolate.

Sift dry ingredients together and add to the batter alternately with the mashed ripe bananas; stir in vanilla.

Pour into the prepared pans. Bake until cake tests done. Frost with a fluffy white frosting.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg


Directions:

Mix shortening, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar and egg thoroughly.

Mix all dry ingredients, add into shortening mix. Chill dough for about 1 hour.

Roll into balls 1 inch diameter. Place on baking sheet and criss-cross press with a floured fork.
Bake at 375 degrees F, for 10-12 minutes.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:


1/2 cup shortening

1 1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 large egg




Directions:

Mix shortening, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar and egg thoroughly.

Mix all dry ingredients, stir into shortening mix. Chill dough for about one hour.

Roll into balls one inch diameter. Place on a baking sheet and criss-cross press with a floured fork.

Bake at 375 degrees F, for about 10-12 minutes.

The Ultimate Chocolate Chips Cookies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp milk
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp vanilla
12 oz chocolate chips
1 egg


Directions:

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy.

Beat egg into creamed mixture. Combined flour, soda and salt, and mix into creamed mixture until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies.

Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack.

Makes 3 dozen 3 inch diameter cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookies 1

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup softened butter
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
12 oz chocolate chips
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence


Directions:

Place sugars, butter, eggs and vanilla in mixer bowl. Blend for 2 minutes.

Sift flour, salt and baking soda together. Add to the butter mixture and mix on speed 2 for 30 seconds. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

Drop on baking sheet by spoonfuls. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for about 1 minute. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

2/3 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
2/3 cup chocolate chips
1tsp vanilla essence


Directions:

Cream shortening, sugars, egg and vanilla together.

Blend dry ingredients together. Add dry mix to the creamed mixture. Blend well. Add chocolate chips by hand. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips Breads

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chunk style peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup butter milk
6 tbsp unsalted butter - softened
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips


Directions:

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time. Add in the buttermilk and beat the mixture until it is well combined. Stir in the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined and stir in the chocolate chips.

Divide the batter among 5 buttered and floured pans, each 5 3/4 x 3 1/4inch and bake the breads in the middle of preheated 350 degrees F oven for 40 or 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool.


Yield: 25 servings

Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup Mini chocolate chips (12 oz)


Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a baking pan 9 x 13in.

In a large mixer bow., cream butter, sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with milk to cream mixture. Stir in the mini chocolate chips.

Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until done.


Yield: 18 servings

Peanut Butter Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
2 cups sour milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups flour
2 eggs


Directions:

Cream sugar, butter and peanut butter together. Add the eggs and beat well.

Mix sour milk with soda and add alternately with flour to the sugar mix.

Pour into 3 greased and flour 9in round pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until done.

Note: Decorate as desired or leave plain.


Yield: 12 servings

Peanut Butter Bread

Ingredients:

1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt


Directions:

In a large mixer bowl, beat the egg. Mix in peanut butter, honey and milk.

In a medium bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the flour mixture to the milk mixture and mix until all ingredients are moistened. When dough is smooth and elastic, spoon into a greased loaf pan.

Cake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.


Yield: 10 servings