Peanut Pumpkins Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup chunk-style peanut butter | ||
| Shortening | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Milk | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Enriched flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Directions
Cream together peanut butter, shortening; gradually add sugar; mix thoroughly; beat in egg and milk.
Sift together flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture.
Shape in balls, using rounded teaspoon of dough for each.
Flatten on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 375° 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool.
Add enough milk to 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar to make of spreading consistency.
Tint orange with a little red and yellow food coloring; spread on flat sides of 2 cookies; sandwich together.
Make faces with semisweet chocolate pieces.
Stick peanut half in top for stem.
Sift together flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture.
Shape in balls, using rounded teaspoon of dough for each.
Flatten on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 375° 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool.
Add enough milk to 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar to make of spreading consistency.
Tint orange with a little red and yellow food coloring; spread on flat sides of 2 cookies; sandwich together.
Make faces with semisweet chocolate pieces.
Stick peanut half in top for stem.
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