Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies (Reba)

1 1/4 cup margarine softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups unsifted flour (2 1/4 - 2 1/2 flour)
3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups peanut butter chips (or flavor of your choice)

Cream margarine and sugar until fluffy. In a large mixing bowl add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips. Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 8 to 9 minutes. (Do not over bake---Cookies will be soft. They will puff during baking and flatten upon cooling) Cool on cookie sheet until set about 1 minute Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen.

Halloween Fingers (Keri)

1 1/2 c peanut butter
6 c powdered sugar
1 cup margarine
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix together until well blended. Shape into fingers. (Shape around a pretzel stick --for the bone)
Pretzel sticks (optional)
sliced almonds for fingernails
red food gel for blood
Add almond fingernails and food gel to shaped fingers.

Amish Peanut Butter Spread (Peggy)

3 lb peanut butter
2 qt. light karo syrup ( 8 cups)
2 qtr. marshmallow creme

Mix til smooth. Add more Karo is thick. Store in
covered container in cupboard.


Smaller portion recipe:

2 c peanut butter
2 2/3 c light Karo syrup
2 2/3 c marshmallow creme ( 1-13oz jar)

Mix together to spread consistency. Add more Karo
if too thick.