1 cup shortening (I use butter)
1cup sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups peanut butter chips

Cream shortening, sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Combine flour and baking soda, add to creamed mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips.
Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet. Makes about 5 dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies.

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Oma and the Devil's Food Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2/3 cups butter
• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cups buttermilk or milk
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

Cream sugar, butter and eggs. Mix dry ingredients and combine with sugar mixture.
Stir in milk and vanilla. add 1 cupe of boiling water. Beat well. Bake in 2 9 ” layer pans
at 325 – 350 for 30-45 inutes. The batter will be very thin.

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Howard admires the Chocolate Cake

• 2 c. flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 4 squares chocolate,melted
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. mile
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar

Cream butter and sugar, beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well.
Stir in vanilla and melted chocolate. Add dry ingredients alternately with millk.
Pour into 8 ” pans. Bake at 350 fro 30 minutes

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