Lucky St. Patrick's Day Cookies! (and a bit of a thank you)

Lucky ME got a request for 4-Leaf Clover cookies from 
Jenni of Bloom Designs!

She used them for her girlfriend's 40th birthday party!
Jenni is sharing that very same party on I Heart Naptime today!

Look at all the super cute tags and printables she made!!!
Guess what?!
Lucky YOU can download them for free!
CLICK HERE!

I'm Lucky for another reason too.
Know what that is?

Well...I'll tell ya!
(here comes the serious part...)
The prayers, emails and good thoughts we've received over the past few weeks  have been absolutely overwhelming.
Thank you all so much for your generosity of spirit.
Every word and wish was so greatly appreciated and helped our family come through a sad time feeling quite loved.
My husband's father has found peace in heaven.
Although he will be sorely missed,  we are all better for having known him and will keep him close in our hearts.
Je te volim puno, puno Dida.

Peanut Buttery 'Cut-Out' Sugar Cookies!

I've been keeping something from you all....

It's just that, I don't want anyone to judge....

but....

I have to be honest....finally.

My husband won't eat my sugar cookies.

(sigh)

We are....a house divided.

Some of us like sugar cookies.  

Some don't. 

(although I've heard rumors that Mr. Man has never tried one, 

I know that can't possibly be true.)

Some of us like peanut butter cookies.  

Some wish they could eat them but if she they did, 

they would have a migraine for a month and have to stay in bed under the covers.

Not good.

For many years there has been a stand-off.

If I bake sugar cookies, the husband starves.

If I bake peanut butter cookies, I can't eat any and I'm really bitter and grumpy.

I'm sure you can appreciate the traumatic nature of the situation.

So I did something I've never done before...

never, ever....

I MADE UP A RECIPE!!!!!!

I did!

Wanna see?!

Peanut Buttery Sugar Cookies

(The cut out kind!)

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp salt

Whisk together and set aside.

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 large eggs (pretend there are two up there)

Measure out sugar and vanilla, take eggs out of fridge and let come to room temp.

1 stick unsalted butter (4 oz)

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter.

1 cup ground peanuts

Measure and let butter come to room temp.

The peanuts should be ground until they resemble graham cracker crumbs.

Definitely smaller than in chunky peanut butter.

Mix butter and peanut butter with a paddle until creamy.

Add sugar and mix some more.

Add vanilla and eggs, mix until fluffy.

Add dry ingredients and mix until almost combined.

When I was writing up the recipe I only intended to use one egg.

The dough was a little too sandy for me, so I added another.

Add ground peanuts.

Mix it up!

You may have noticed something a little funny about my paddle up there.

It has a little silicone edge all the way around.

Know what it does?

NO SCRAPING!

I know my dough is perfectly mixed when it comes together and I 

can see down into the bottom of the bowl!

Divide into two disks, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Roll to 1/4 inch thickness, cut out into shapes and bake 8-11 minutes.

They were the teeniest bit brown around the edges, still soft.

Cool on trays!

Look how lucky Mr. Man is!!!

Lucky peanut buttery shamrock sugar cookies just for him!!!

Whenever I ask him if he needs anything, he just says 'to get lucky'.....

this is what he meant...right?

(wink-wink)

I haven't iced them yet.

(Not sure if the extra oil from the peanuts would make the icing splotchy.

I'll keep you posted if I can ice them before they are all gone!)

I'm thinking they would be divine with a drizzle of chocolate....

I hope you'll try my very first-ever recipe!!!

Let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B