more joyful junes

swimming, swimming in the swimming pool...
and eating the most delicious cookies...
while drooling over the most delicious baby...
honestly june...you're making me giddy!

almond {or peanut butter} cookies {thank you joy of cooking}
oven 350f and grease that cookie sheet!
whisk together:
2 1/2 c flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
in a different bowl. beat until very fluffy and well blended:
1/4 c canola oil
2/3 cup almond (or peanut) butter
1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened
1/3 c powdered sugar
then add and beat:
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
stir flour mixture into almond {peanut} mixture until well blended and smooth. let the dough stand for 5 minutes. pull off pieces of the dough and roll between your palms into generous 1-inch balls; it will be fairly soft. space about 2 inches apart on the sheets. using the tines of a fork, form a cross hatch pattern and press each ball into a 1 1/2 -inch thick round.
bake 9-12 minutes. rotate halfway through.
note: adding fine chocolate chips makes every bite that much better!

okay. now i'm going to actually work...but first, i think i'll just have one more cookie.