Chocolate and Peanut Butter Drink

This is one recipe you can take to the lake and leave it in a cupboard for when the rainy, chilly days happen. Anyone who loves chocolate and peanut butter will  think this drink is totally divine.

 

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup milk chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Warm milk and cream in a saucepan, over medium heat. Add the chocolate pieces and whisk until melted.

Continue to warm the mixture until it thickens up at little. Add the peanut butter and whisk until smooth.

This will serve 2

 

Afternoon Cookies

By  the time 2:30-3:00 p.m. shows up, it feels like a snack would be in order. Right? Then this is a great little snack and healthy too! (sort of).

 

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips (good quality)
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips (again,good quality)
  • 1  1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 2 cups chopped pecans

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Blend the butter, and both sugars together until light and fluffy.  Add the eggs and the vanilla, beating well to combine.  Sift the 4 dry ingredients together and add slowly to the butter mixture. With the mixer on s-l-o-w, add the remaining ingredients.

On parchment lined cookie sheets,  shape the dough into golf sized balls and bake for about 10 minutes or until golden.