29 Years Ago Today
The King Left the Kitchen.Long Live the King.
Elvis Cookies
Makes about 30 sandwich cookies
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup butter or margerine
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup mashed banana (2 medium)
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets or use parchment paper.
2 Stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt and ground cloves and set aside. In a mixer bowl beat butter for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and beat till fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
3 Add dry ingredients and mashed banana alternalely to beaten mixture beating after each addition.
4 Drop from a teaspoon 2 inches apart onto a greased or parchment covered cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet immediately; cool on a wire rack.
Filling
1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
Beat peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar until well mixed. Spread about one tablespoon filling on bottoms of half of cookies. Gently press bottoms of remaining cookies against filling to form sandwiches.
Eat. Enjoy. Put on some Elvis songs.
