Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Sunday evenings I usually find myself in the mood to bake.  Unfortunately, I also usually find myself missing some key ingredient, and not willing to run to the store to get it.  This recipe is perfect for those nights!  Just 4 ingredients I always have on hand, super quick and really yummy.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup peanut butter (any kind)
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Tsp vanilla

Directions

• Combine all together until well mixed
• Drop by rounded balls onto ungreased cookie sheet, smashing criss-cross with a fork
• Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350.
• Cool on sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack

Corn Bread Taco Bake

Another super easy and delicious meal, with stuff you probably already have in your kitchen.



See original recipe here.

I altered it (as I usually do) for what I had on hand, and mine turned out great, so here it is:

Prep time: 20 min   -   Cook time 25 min   -   Yields 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 can of corn, drained (or about 1.5 cups frozen corn)
• 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
• 1 sm can of mild green chilies (optional)
• 1 envelope taco seasoning
• 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) corn bread/muffin mix
• 1/2 an onion, chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 small can sliced olives
• 1-2 green onions, chopped

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• In a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until done; drain. Stir in the corn, tomato sauce, green chilies and taco seasoning. Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
• Prepare corn bread mix according to package directions for corn bread.  Spread over beef mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.  Sprinkle with cheese, green onions and olives. Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and a toothpick inserted into corn bread layer comes out clean.

We garnished it with chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, sour cream and salsa and it was SUPER YUMMY.

The original recipe calls for french fried onions, which I would have done if I had them, and probably will try it that way some day.

NOTE:  This recipe is for one 8x8 pan.  For those with larger families, you will want to increase portions by half.  The 8x8 fed the four of us, with one large serving of leftovers.