trina's recipes: peanut butter

Friends, family, strangers - welcome to my blog! My name is Trina, and I cook and bake as a hobby. I'd like to keep track of my recipes, as well as share them with my friends and family.

Cooking and baking your own food is so much healthier than buying pre-made meals at the store, and even restaurants can be a bit shifty sometimes. When you cook your own food, you know exactly what is going into your meal, and you can make it as healthy, fat-free, and flavourful as you want. Or as fatty and hearty as you want. Admittedly, most of my recipes (so far) are on the fatty, hearty, chock-full-of-meat side, but I assure you there's some of my famous vegan baking (indiscernable from baking with dairy and eggs) recipes in here!

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Mar 3, 2010

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Isobel requested this one! This is a dead easy recipe. I can't really take credit for it, and I'm not sure who can, as it is on the label of just about every peanut butter jar you buy. It's almost stupefying in its simplicity - there's no flour, no soda, no added oil ... just pure goodness. If happiness took on cookie form, this would be it.

1 c. peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, your choice)
1 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
Optional: 1/2 package chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 350 F. Arrange a sheet of parchment paper on a cookie pan. Stir first three ingredients together until they are well-combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter onto the parchment paper, and flatten with the tines of a fork. Bake for 6 - 8 minutes, and don't overbake! These cookies are by far at their best when chewy.

Dec 15, 2009

Easy Peanut Butter Balls

This recipe is from my friend Teresa: "Here's one for your blog, love it and it's so easy ... can't remember where we got the recipe from, but my mom and I have been making them for years!"

1 can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 c. peanut butter
2 c. graham wafer crumbs
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. flaked coconut

Mix condensed milk and peanut butter. Stir in chocolate chips and graham wafer crumbs and mix well. Shape into one inch balls, roll in coconut flakes, and store in the fridge. Remove from fridge 15 minutes before serving.