Football Time in East Tennessee
With fall comes the famed sport – football! At our house, we have made it a tradition to make cookies to snack on while watching the game. Since moving to Knoxville three decades ago, we have grown into big UT Vols fan and when we can, we watch them play. We also like professional football. It’s hard to say which teams are our favorites because we like so many. We watch whatever we can when it’s aired on broadcast TV. Yep, yep it’s true; we do not have cable or satellite TV. This is just our personal preference. Actually, it’s more so my husband’s preference than mine. He doesn’t like that the image gets reformatted when it comes through on our end. Don’t ask me about such things, I’m just here to savor the cookies and game. You will find, that I’m usually…. I AM the loudest one in the room cheering my team to victory. Be prepared to cover your ears.
This weekend, I made Peanut Butter Cookies. I haven’t baked a batch of these in a long time. I didn’t have a recipe, so, I used Google and found this one: Peanut Butter Cookies from Simply Recipes
It wasn’t long before the aroma floated through the house and a sweet coziness washed over me. Baking cookies is one of the small pleasures that makes me say, “Life is indeed good.” Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could feel like this always?
The basic recipe was simple to follow and produced some yummy cookies. I did alter the recipe slightly. I sprinkled sugar on top of half of the cookies before baking. The two kinds were equally good and a big hit with my guys. Bake a batch today and enjoy!
9 Comments
Cathy Kennedy
Oooo, Donnie I had forgotten about this add-in. That would be good, if I had had some Hershey Kisses on hand. I’ll have to buy some for next time. =P
The Redhead Riter
I sooooooo love peanut butter cookies and I’m sure the sugar on top just made it all the better!
Cathy Kennedy
Thanks for stopping by Redhead Riter, yep the sprinkled sugar on top made them especially good and were everyone’s favorite. I love to bake cookies!
The Redhead Riter
I sooooooo love peanut butter cookies and I’m sure the sugar on top just made it all the better!
Kim Bauer
Peanut butter cookies and college football looks like an awesome way to spend a crisp fall day.
Our days aren’t exactly “crisp” yet in So Cal. I do miss fall.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I am going to put my daughter to work.
Kim Bauer
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Cathy Kennedy
Oooo, Donnie I had forgotten about this add-in. That would be good, if I had had some Hershey Kisses on hand. I’ll have to buy some for next time. =P
Donnie
Wow, catching up at 9:30 pm so no cookies for me. We are in Western NC
so I know you had beautiful weather today. You could make those cookie higher calorie if you stuck a Hershey Kiss in the center when you bake them. That’s the way my boys liked them. Bye
Cathy Kennedy
If you like peanut butter and who doesn’t…okay, my second kiddo barely tolerates it, but most of us do, then these cookies are a winner. I would try sending you a cookie across the net, but the last time I tried such a stunt I crashed someone’s computer. lol Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your football game!
laughwithusblog
Yum these look so good. What a fun tradition! We’re watching football right now and I sure with I had some of those cookies. 🙂