Grandma’s Cookbook: Spring Edition

Food straight from grandma’s recipe box

by Elaine Thimyan, Reporter

Peach cobbler Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, melted 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) sliced peaches, drained 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup 2% milk Whipped cream, optional Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Pour butter into a shallow 2-qt. baking dish; set aside. Drain peaches, reserving 1/4 cup juice. In a saucepan, bring peaches and reserved 1/4 cup juice just to a boil.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk; mix well. Pour over butter in baking dish. Spoon hot peaches over batter. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Bake until bubbly and golden, 20-25 minutes. Serve warm and, if desired, with whipped cream.

cozy chocolate chiPcookies Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened ½ cup sugar One ½ cup of brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups (12 oz) all purpose flour 1 tsp smallish-medium coarse sea salt 1 tsp baking soda One ½ tsp baking powder 2 cups/ 16 oz of semi sweet chocolate chips ⅔ finely chopped walnuts Directions

Preheat oven to 350

Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until it is nice and fluffy (approx. 5 minutes on medium speed on a KitchenAid Mixer.) Make sure the mixture gets VERY creamy

Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour until cookie batter is fully incorporated. Finally add chocolate chips and the walnuts until well distributed. The cookie batter should be somewhat thick. Drop about 2 tablespoons of dough or use a medium cookie scoop and plop the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake 12-14 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Remove from heat and allow the cookies to stay on the cookie sheet for an additional 2 minutes.

strawberry milkshake Ingredients

4 ounces strawberries, hulled 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon honey 6 cubes ice

Directions

Place ingredients and blend until smooth!