Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 t. vanilla
1 egg

1 cup flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt 

2 cups milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanuts chopped (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars.  Add peanut butter, vanilla and egg.  Mix well. In another bowl mix all dry ingredients, then mix in with wet.  Add chocolate and peanuts.  Bake 10-15 minutes until barely golden.  Taste bests cool.

DOUBLE RECIPE
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 t. vanilla
2 egg

2 cup flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt 

3 cups milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanuts chopped (optional)

Ham Peas and Potatoes

3 lb. Red Potatoes
1 onion
1 ham steak
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
4 cups milk 
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1-2 cups frozen peas

Cut potatoes into 1-1/2 inch cubes boil until tender.  Set aside in fridge.  Saute chopped onion in the butter.  When soft add flour slowly and brown to make a roux.  Slowly add milk off the heat until smooth.  Add ham cut in cubes and any ham juices, salt and pepper.  Heat until boiling and thickened.  Boil for one minute.  Take off heat and add frozen peas and potatoes.  Keep warm on low.