This is another of those school lunch recipes that Grandmother Smith and I enjoyed. It was a good thing that she amassed a goodly number of cookies recipes over the years because that was my favorite after school snack--cookies and milk. This is more of a candy than a cookie but I still liked them with milk. The cookies were stored in our cookie jar and were always there for hungry grandchildren to eat. I must admit that it was easier for grandma to keep her grandchildren happy since she had only four. I have, to date, 33. Keeping a full cookie jar on my counter is not easy.
1 cup peanut butter
I cup white Karo corn syrup
1 1/4 cup dry milk
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Combine the peanut butter and Karo syrup. Gradually stir in nonfat dry milk powder. Mix well. Turn onto waxed paper and knead until well-blended. Shape into desired shape. For a firmer candy, chill in the refrigerator for one hour prior to serving.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Grandma Smith's School Lunch Cookies
My grandmother, Vivian Christene Pritchett Smith, taught school for more than 40 years.
Her father, John Thompson Pritchett, was the first, and only, pharmacist in Huntington, Utah. He moved there after Grandmother was married and Grandma and her husband, Grandfather Raymond James Smith, moved there later. Grandpa Smith owned and operated a meat market in the community. He later went to school and learned to be a bookkeeper. He then became ill with cancer and died, still young man, leaving my grandmother, mother and aunt. My grandmother had graduated from BYU with a normal certificate, meaning she was a certificated teacher. She began teaching again in the Emery County School District.
After her girls were married, she took a teacher/principal position in the Carbon County School District because the pay was better. These cookies were a favorite of the Southside (later the Reeves) elementary school children there. Grandma asked for the recipe and was given it. These were a favorite of ours.
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour (sometimes a bit more)
Cream the sugar and butter together. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well each time. Next add vanilla and milk. Then add salt. Add flour until dough is stiff enough to roll. Roll on floured board, cut into three-inch circles and bake at 375-degrees for 7 to 10 minutes.
Her father, John Thompson Pritchett, was the first, and only, pharmacist in Huntington, Utah. He moved there after Grandmother was married and Grandma and her husband, Grandfather Raymond James Smith, moved there later. Grandpa Smith owned and operated a meat market in the community. He later went to school and learned to be a bookkeeper. He then became ill with cancer and died, still young man, leaving my grandmother, mother and aunt. My grandmother had graduated from BYU with a normal certificate, meaning she was a certificated teacher. She began teaching again in the Emery County School District.
After her girls were married, she took a teacher/principal position in the Carbon County School District because the pay was better. These cookies were a favorite of the Southside (later the Reeves) elementary school children there. Grandma asked for the recipe and was given it. These were a favorite of ours.
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour (sometimes a bit more)
Cream the sugar and butter together. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well each time. Next add vanilla and milk. Then add salt. Add flour until dough is stiff enough to roll. Roll on floured board, cut into three-inch circles and bake at 375-degrees for 7 to 10 minutes.
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