Double Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees

2. Beat butter, sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Stir in milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. About 3 dozen cookies.

I loved this recipe! I haven't been able to make chocolate chip cookies that I like. It could just be my stupid gas oven! I also like my cookies soft not crunchy.

Classic Fried Rice

1 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 cups Minute White Rice, uncooked
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup frozen stir fry vegetables, thawed
3 tbsp. Kikkoman Soy Sauce

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add minute rice, brown slightly (about 3 minutes). Add eggs; scramble until cooked thoroughly.

Add broth, vegetables and kikkoman soy sauce to skillet; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.

I loved this recipe! It was good and so easy to make! The only thing I didn't like was that I used brown rice instead of white. Brown rice is really chewy so I think it would taste a lot better with white.

Cranberry Punch

1 cup fresh cranberries
1 12-oz container frozen orange juice, defrosted
1 12-oz container frozen lemonade, defrosted
1 48 oz bottle cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 25.4 oz bottle sparkling apple cider, or 750 ml bottle sparkling wince, chilled

1. Divide cranberries between 2 ice cube trays, fill with water and freeze.

2. In a large bowl, combine all juices and fruit. Chill for at least 6 hours or overnight.

3. Just before serving add cranberry ice cubes and cider or wine to punch; stir well. Transfer to a pitcher and serve right away.

I wanted to try some new recipes for Thanksgiving and this was one of them. It was okay. I was thinking it would be a lot better than it was. I didn't do the ice cubes which was a mistake. I didn't put the ice cubes in for the dinner. Later when I tried it with ice it was definitely a lot better. So use ice cubes!!