Heath Bits Peanut Butter Cookies

I am normally not a klutz. However, yesterday was a big exception. Yesterday, I had to drive up north to meet with this lady. I felt a little tired but it was no big deal. Well, the lady invited me into her office to talk. I put my stuff down on the floor except for my jacket. The lady said something to me as I took a step backwards accidentally onto my jacket. I lost my balance and caught myself as I stepped back with my other foot meanwhile knocking her chair over. I then turned which made my jacket whip out and hit the lady's plant. The plant went flying to the floor. Impressively, I didn't harm the chair or the plant. I will truly say a comedian could not have done my timing any better. I did apologize and I was wide awake for the rest of the day. There is nothing better to wake a person up then make wreckage in an office. If you are feeling a little tired today, I recommend some caffeine or maybe one of these cookies. It is safer.

Heath Bits Peanut Butter Cookies
8 oz. butter, softened
3/4 cups creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup Heath Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits plus some for topping
1 cup peanut butter chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until fluffy.
4. Add the milk and vanilla. Mix well.
5. Add the egg and beat until just blended. 
6. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
7. Gradually, add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture.
8. Fold in the toffee bits and the peanut butter cups.
9. Drop the dough by a heaping teaspoon onto the baking sheet.
10. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. 
11. Allow the cookie to cool for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe adapted from the back of the Heath English Toffee Bits package.
One year ago.....................I made Silken Chocolate Walnut Tart.

Did you already know.......
-Klutz can also be spelled clutz.
-Klutz means clumsy.
-According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the word originates from the Yiddish word klots (wooden beam), the German word kloz (lumpy mass).

Strange things

Do you ever see strange things inside your house? Do you want an example? I saw my 18 year old daughter holding onto my 8 year old daughter's leg. My youngest son didn't want to be left out so he was on top of my oldest daughter's back. My youngest daughter was trying to escape and managed (I don't know how) to drag both her siblings down the hall. Since my youngest daughter was laughing, I thought it would better just not to say anything. Sometimes, I think that is the best approach.

Shortly after, it sounded like my youngest daughter somehow escaped. Within a few minutes, my youngest son came running to me and ask if I knew where his oldest sister's phone was? I said I didn't. I had a good idea who had it. I think my oldest did too. Soon, my oldest was back downstairs with her beautiful hair a little messed up. It appeared like she retrieved her phone. My husband slept through this whole experience. The things he misses. 

My youngest daughter asked me to make peanut butter cookies. I really like this recipe a lot. I made a few sandwiches with jelly in the middle. I think next time we make these cookies we will just have to add ice cream in the middle-just to test it out.

Peanut Butter Cookies
3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup smooth peanut butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
3. Whisk flour and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar and brown sugar until fluffy.
5. Add the egg and mix well.
6. Mix in the vanilla and peanut butter.
7. Slowly, add the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
8. Drop the batter by large spoonfuls onto the baking sheet. 
9. Space the batter about 1 1/2 inches apart.
10. Dip the bottom of a glass in flour and tap off the excess.
11. Flatten the tops of the cookie dough ball with the bottom of the glass.
12. Dip a fork into flour to coat and then make two cross marks across the top of each cookie dough ball.
13. Bake the cookies about 7 minutes and then rotate the cookie sheet around.
14. Bake the cookies for another 5 minutes or until lightly brown.
15. Allow the cookies to cool completely.

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart's Cookies.

Did you already know.......
-In 1973, the first portable mobile phone was made by Motorola. 
-Martin Cooper was the first person to make a call using the portable mobile phone since he was the one who created it for Motorola.
-Martin Cooper called Bell Lab's Dr. Engel.
-Martin Cooper had previously worked on creating the first portable handheld police radio.