Are you looking for the Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe?  Give this recipe a try and make it even more delicious with Hershey Kisses!  Putting in the kisses is my kids favorite part.  Though I make them unwrap all the kisses and place them in a bowl first 🙂

Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe:

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
1 1/3 cup Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
24 Hershey Kisses (unwrapped)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
3. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
4. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
5. Slowly add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, beating until incorporated.
6. Roll into 1″ balls and place on cookie sheet several inches apart.
7. Gently make an indentation in the center of each cookie (if desired).
8. Bake 12-14 minutes.
9. Place a Hershey Kiss in the center of each cookie while hot.

Looking for another recipe?  How about Basic Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe.  It’s a similar recipe just without the Kisses.

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I don’t know about you, but I love cooking creamy casserole-style dishes, like Homemade Macaroni and Cheese or Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole. I love how versatile they are, how easy they are to throw together, and how convenient it is to prepare them ahead of time and then just toss them in the oven 30 minutes before dinner.

One thing I’ve noticed from preparing tons of these creamy casseroles is that almost all of them have one very important ingredient in common: Cream of Mushroom Soup. I can’t even tell you how many cans of this stuff I’ve gone through over the years–it’s in everything!

I used to have a fairly large stockpile of Cream of Mushroom soup, but since then, it has dwindled. That’s okay, though, because that made or the perfect opportunity to try making this Homemade Cream of Mushroom Recipe from scratch, and I’m so glad I did!

This easy homemade cream of mushroom soup recipe offers the great taste you’re used to in your creamy casseroles, but it also offers so many other advantages as well. It’s easy and inexpensive to make, and it contains much better ingredients for you than store bought Cream of Mushroom Soup. Plus, you probably already have most all–if not all–of the ingredients on hand already.

The next time you go to make a recipe that calls for Cream of Mushroom Soup–whether you are making an old favorite or trying a new Thanksgiving Side Dishes recipe–and you see that you are out of it, don’t make an extra trip to the store. Use this Cream of Mushroom Soup recipe for a casserole that is easy, inexpensive and delicious!

 

 

Easy Cream of Mushroom Recipe
(Yield equivalent of 2 cans)

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup finely chopped Mushrooms
1/3 cup Flour
2/3 cup Milk
1 1/4 cup Vegetable Broth
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Celery Salt
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a large pan.
2. In a bowl, whisk together milk and flour until flour is dissolved.
3. Add in remaining ingredients and continue whisking until incorporated.
4. Add the milk/flour mixture to the broth, whisking to combine.
5. Reduce heat to medium, allow to cook until thickened (3-5 minutes) stirring constantly.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Use immediately or store in airtight container in refrigerator.

These wide-mouthed canning jars would be perfect plus are also good for the freezing other foods such as this homemade applesauce in the slow cooker.

What dish do you want to try using this Cream of Mushroom Recipe?

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I’m always on the hunt for easy meals once school starts.  Between homework and after school activities, 5pm can sneak up on me.  Try this easy homemade sloppy Joe’s recipe for a tasty and delicious meal the kids will LOVE.  Spice things up and make it a little interesting with a Sloppy Jose twist on a traditional sloppy Joe’s recipe.

Ingredients

1 lbs. Ground Beef
1 Bell Pepper, red, yellow or orange, chopped
1⁄2 Red onion, diced
2 cans Diced Tomatoes
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning
4-6 slices Texas Toast
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese
6-8 stems worth of Cilantro

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Are you looking for a great dip to put out for the football game, bring to the next family get together, or at game night? This easy Guacamole Dip recipe is a perfect compliment to chips or for topping nachos or tacos. You can mix this by hand if you like a chunkier version, but I enjoy a smooth and creamy guac to dip my chips (preferably lime Tostitos).

This will quickly become a party favorite and will put you at the top of the guest list every time (if you promise to make your homemade guacamole that is). Grab your ingredients and get ready to mix up a bowl of yummmmm!

Easy Guacamole Dip Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 large avocado
2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
1⁄2 cup rotel diced tomatoes with chiles, drained
1⁄2 cup sour cream
1⁄2 finely diced onion
1⁄2 lime
2 cloves garlic, crushed
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. To slice avocado- slice avocado all the way around, twist, pull apart, and remove pit. Scoop out all inside green flesh and put into bowl of hand held or stand mixer- using the paddle
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2. Squeeze 1⁄2 lime into bowl.
3. Stir in cilantro, sour cream, rotel, garlic and onion.
4. Whip with mixer until smooth and creamy.
5. Place in refrigerator for at least a half an hour before serving to allow flavors to combine.
6. Top with a pinch of fresh cilantro before serving.

Let us know what you think of this easy guacamole dip recipe.  Do you like chunky or creamy guac?

You might also like the Loaded Cream Cheese Dip Recipe or Homemade Pretzel Bites Recipe with Beer Cheese Dip!