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Cooking Without Photos – Grandpa’s Peanut Butter Cookies

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This time we head way up in Northwest Arkansas to Boone County. Lead Hill is our destination and if you blink, you’re gonna miss it.

Lead Hill has a population of 271 people. Situated on the shore of Bull Shoals Lake, there is seriously plenty to do to keep yourself entertained.

Lead Hill was named because of the lead deposits that were mined there in the early 1900s. Actually the original town of Lead Hill is now located under water. When Bull Shoals was built, the people of Lead Hill uprooted the whole town and moved to higher ground. Yes😳

On to the recipe!

While flipping thru, “Tasty Temptations: Monarch Tabernacle Church Of God” I immediately noticed that there was a paper clip marking a recipe. I took that as a sign that we needed to try Grandpa’s Peanut Butter Cookies.

Couple things:

Actually only one🤔. It says to cook for 10 minutes and I cooked mine for 12. “Monitor and adjust”, that’s what my Mama always says.

These are the best! Super fluffy and taste wonderful! Thanks, Earl T. Johnson! May you RIP knowing your recipe is being shared still today❤️❤️❤️

Cooking Without Photos – Peanut Butter Treats

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🎶🎵 Georgia, Georgia 🎵🎶. I’ve never been to Georgia. Maybe one of these days I’ll get to travel there. Until then, I’ll live vicariously thru this next cookbook which comes to you from Fort Stewart, Georgia.

The land for Fort Stewart was bought in 1940 and a short two years later, it was opened as a training center for the US Army. Camp Stewart was complete with a firing range and impact areas. Fort Stewart was named after a local Revolutionary War General named Daniel Stewart and spans 280,000 acres.

When I opened, “Garry Owen Grub: A Collection Of Recipes By 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Family Support Group”, the first thing I noticed was the hole in the front cover. Then I quickly decided that it was supposed to be there as there was also a hole in the back cover as well. Bullet holes, Man. Bullet holes. Yes, they thought of everything.

And true to military style, this cookbook showcases folks from all over. Folks that came together to help make our country better. So even though this cookbook is from Georgia, it’s easy to see that this is an eclectic mix of recipes from all over the country. A treasure indeed❤️

While flipping pages, I landed on a simple recipe. Scanning the recipe for Peanut Butter Treats, I just knew it was the recipe my mom uses for her Peanut Butter Rice Krispies. Guess what? It ain’t. This one is good too, just not the one I’m looking for. Could I ask my Mama to give me her recipe? Yes, but I’m stubborn and I’m determined to find it myself😆

Couple things:

  1. It doesn’t say anything about needing a double boiler. I was nervous not to use one. Turns out you don’t need it. It melts down fine and doesn’t stick.
  2. 12 Oz bags of butterscotch chips have shrunk and are now 11 Oz bags. I put in 1/2 cup less Rice Krispies to accommodate this problem.

Y’all enjoy!