I went to public school for the first time in the ninth grade. I thought the lunch ladies were so nice and the best cooks ever. They made these large cookies about four inches across. My mother grew up during the depression and her mother died and she never learned to cook. She just didn’t have the gift. Anyway, I brought my mom cookies home from school and we both agreed that those peanut butter cookies were the best things ever. I’m 75 and I miss her dearly. I am going to make me some cookies and remember those times. Thank you Miss Lori, I’m sure my mom looks down and blesses us both! 🙏🥰💕❤️
I am a senior citizen and I remember the wonderful cookies the cafeteria ladies would make for lunches. This was before the days when food was ordered pre cooked and filled with preservatives! I thank you for all the really good recipes from a time when food was made from scratch for school childrens lunches. Be safe both of y'all. God Bless y'all.
With my depression being way out in the Country never seeing anyone accept every now & then, you & your God loving RU-vid Channel cheers me up alot. Thank you so much .... Debbie Sue
I was a lunch lady myself for 25 years. Mine was feeding adults in a factory.Love cooking from scratch and miss it. Thank you for sharing your recipes !
I freeze cookie dough, too. Just me and my daughter here, and we don’t need cookies every day. I mix them up, bake a dozen, and scoop the rest on a cookie sheet and freeze them. when frozen, I put them in a baggie and put them back in the freezer. This way I can bake any amount I want and have fresh cookies any time.
Back in the 60's and 70's we had the best lunches! They were made from scratch just like mom would make. I was in a small school district so I'm sure that helped but our lunches were delicious. This may be off subject but I just love your top. It is very pretty.
I agree, after my grandmother passed away I got her old cook books with her notes in the margins. I can spend time just reading through and remembering the time I spent in the kitchen with her.
True and I love old cookery books as well, but putting them on the computer has made them a lot easier to share and a great recipe is possibly one of the nicest gifts you can give or receive.
Agreed. I’ve started putting all recipes on paper. To many times, I can’t find it on my phone/laptop. But I always find it when it’s on paper. As a Gen X, it’s good to go back to some things that are analog.
You don't ever have to apologize for not having the latest technology. The joy you bring to me and others is so greatly appreciated. My family was from a rural part of Mississippi and I miss those times so much. You (and Mr. Brown) have helped to fill my longing for the way life was and should always be. Full of Faith, Love and wonderful wonderful Recipes!!! I truly thank you Lori for taking the time to share your beautiful life with all of us. Enjoy your videos so much! God Bless!
One of my Aunts was a lunch lady she gave me this recipe when I was a young teenager. I lost the recipe years ago. My heart leaped when I saw the title of the video. Thank you Miss Lori. I will treasure this recipe. Count me in to purchase your cookbook. God bless you and Mr. Brown
I remember our school having a butter cookie as well as, and your page was the 1st page I came to, to see if you had a recipe...did you serve the butter cookie to the kids and if so could you do a video making them 😍
@@WhippoorwillHoller I feel the same way. I always felt so blessed to take care of all of my babies. When I was a manager, I fed four, sometimes five up to seven, schools every day down in Deep South Miami Dade County. After doing that for 18 years, I went back to school to get my degree and was responsible for recipes, contracts, USDA orders and tracking diverted products sent to food companies to made stuff using our commodities. I moved from Miami to a small little town on Lake Okeechobee as the director of the department. I had such a good time with the ladies in my kitchens, the kids, the teachers, principals and staff. So many good memories! Keep on doing what you’re doing, Ms. Lori. I love your patient explanations for each recipe you do.
This recipe brings me back when Mom baked these for us. And then taught us to mix the recipe and make them ourselves. We were 9 kids and this recipe went a long way.
Hello Ms. Lori. There is nothing better than a lunchroom recipe. Everything you cook looks delicious. Thank you for sharing with us. I would love a cookbook! God bless you an Mr. Brown.
Love that you are doing what you can with the recipes! I live in the city and don't have a computer anymore. I use my phone and I have a tablet. I just can't justify the expense anymore because we just don't have that much of a need for one. Guess I like the old school way of doing things. What are people gonna do if wi-fi goes down or a major long term power outage? Would LOVE a cookbook of lunch lady recipes! Not just deserts either but anything from back before all the regulations came into place! Love most of your recipes you share!
Need to have solar power and batteries, generator, propane for these types of emergencies. If the power grid goes down, it may not come back up. A transformer destroyed takes 12-18 months to replace. They have to custom make each one. If the power goes out, the water will stop running. No showers, no flushing toilets. Many people don't realize that. Sewage may even run INTO your home through the toilet. A well, an outhouse, a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. If certain transformers were attacked, it wouldn't take much to bring the US into darkness for a very long time. No stores banks, gas stations. They all run on electric. Look up Dr. Arthur Bradley
Those look wonderful. 😋 You are so right about the signature peanut butter cookie marks. No one ever has to ask “what kind of cookie is this” the markings tell it all! Oh, and yes, I too would love a cookbook when you get it completed. I’m sure it’s a big job so I will be patient. 😌 thank you again for another great video.
Thank you so much for your recipe, my grandmother and my aunt were both lunch ladies. They both did that job as long as they could. You Kinda reminded me of her, the way you talked. She was originally from Kentucky and ended up living in Indiana. Thank you so much
When I was a kid in School, Many years ago lol, I always loved the lunchroom Peanut Butter Cookies. Thanks for sharing them with us Ms. Lori. Much Love To You and Mr. Brown. God Bless Y'all. Hugggggs
Love the peanut butter cookies from school. I make them now, when I flatten them I dip a glass bottom glass in sugar and put the pattern by a hair pick with the long tines. Only used for baking.
My grandma was a lunch lady. She made all the food for the district, before they started buying all the processed crud. Thank you for the good memories. I love your channel and your recipes. Thank you so much. 💙
@Miss Un-PC Back in the '50's, I remember the radio and newspapers announcing that turkey and cranberries could give you cancer! So, what did we do for Thanksgiving that year? We had TURKEY and CRANBERRIES and I'm still here (in my 70's) to tell about it. NOW, turkey is healthier for you!! These idiots can't make up their minds about anything. Yes, I've heard all that hype about tomatoes, eggs, etc. ALL HOGWASH!! You are so right about the chemicals we can't pronounce in all the processed foods! My grandmother lived to be 102 - but NEVER bought a pack of ground beef from the store. She picked out a round steak and had the butcher grind it. I remember being fed raw ground beef sandwiches and raw eggs as a kid. I considered that a TREAT!! The food chain was a lot different back then. :-(
I truly love your channel and your recipes. You bring back a lot of memories that I had forgotten. Thank you Mrs Brown, I can't wait for your cookbook.
So glad I found your channel, makes my day when I can see you, I m sure you make alot of people's day, especially people who are living alone and are retired and have limited ways to get out and about
Thank you for making this video and sharing this time honored recipe! It’s delicious and brings me back decades to the days of you wonderful lunch ladies who were allowed to cook and bake.
I’m getting ready to bake these for my grandbabies. They are coming over with my daughter (their mama) to visit so I’m making these for them. Thank you so much for the recipes. Much appreciated for sure. ❤
Thank you for this recipe. I'm a lunchroom lady also. I enjoy seeing kids everyday and giving them good food. I love the peanut butter cookies. Thank you for making the recipe smaller.
Thanks so much Ms. Lori, I never thought about adding mini chocolate chips. I’ve already gained 5 lbs. since all the craziness started. I might better wait awhile to make these because I looooove Peanut Butter cookies. You’re a great cook. God bless!❤️
You are a natural in front of the camera. It's a truly wonderful experience watching your videos and learning about cooking, and you share your heartwarming stories about your grandmother and your school lunchlady days. The kids in the lunch line must have loved your cooking and your kind personality. Thank God for people like you who go to great lengths to share stories about your past, as you make and demonstrate your tried and true recipes.
Thank you for your recipes. I use my computer, copy and paste your recipes on a blank word doc and save it, print it and I have it on paper. Easy Peasy! Love your videos!!!
Y’all must have had GREAT lunchroom food back in the day. Current kids have trash, frozen food. Only thing made fresh if you’re lucky is a rice crispy lol
They only feed the kids soybean garbage which affects their hormones. We tried letting my granddaughter eat it because she thought she wanted it but she had really bad breath and an upset stomach and was getting hormone changes so we stopped it and she brought food from home.
Thank you for the recipe. I will definitely try these. When I freeze extra cookie dough I scoop out and form into the balls and put them on a sheet pan lined with waxed paper. I put that into the freezer until the are frozen and then pop them into a freezer bag and store in the freezer. When I have a craving or company I can pop however many I want into the oven. Put them on your pan from the freezer while the oven is preheating and should thaw enough to cross cross. I appreciate you and Mr. Brown so much!😊
I'm 65 and can remember we had peanut butter balls at school. Oh they were so good. This brings back memories . Thank you for sharing this. I'm going to make these
Boy..this brings back so many memories..i was raised by a poor, single mom and back in the day when you got free lunches you had to work in the kitchen,,I loved ❤ it..the ladies were so kind to me..they helped me get through a tough time in my life and this was one of the recipes I remember...they always poured so much love into their food. ..
Always on the lookout for a good cookie!!! Gotta try this one. My heritage is Pennsylvania Amish, good food is always appreciated. Looking forward to a cookbook!
Oh Lord! I made these right after I watched this. These are so good!!! Thank you Lori for sharing your recipes and bringing some calm to our days. We love you!
I’ve made double batch peanut butter cookies last week and this week, I’ll be trying your recipe the next time, we love pb cookies here, and I share them with the elderly neighbors. I’m on to peach cobbler today. Much love Mr & Mrs Brown ❤️
Connie Miller, I know your elderly neighbors are Enjoying your Peanut Butter Cookies♡♡♡ It is Such A Joy to share Delicious food with people♡♡♡ GOD BLESS EVERYONE ♡♡♡ GOD IS SO GOOD♡♡♡
Hello Miss Lori.. happy Sat! I hope u are doin well.. I just wanna say I appreciate u showing up! I just love all ur recipes, stories, Mr. Brown humor.. all if it! I like the simplified ways! Down to earth! I know u all are busy.. and u just love when I get notified that u have done ur video..🥰😘 and I like the ole school way of writing recipes dwn.. I don't have a printer..but, even with books I like the actual book iny hand, i have a hard time listening to an audio book... so thx for being real!! And i will be making these cookies!! I also have been havin a hankering for the 7-up cake i loved it!! 😍😍😍😍
Thank you, thank you. You do a wonderful job with the tools you have (phone). I enjoy your recipes and advice. Thanks for the down home, terrific attitude.
A cookbook from you, music to my ears. When you freeze cookie dough in a roll, do you then slice it like refrigerator cookies, or thaw and then form into balls and cook. I have always made the dough into cookies, frozen them on a cookie sheet, usually they all fit on one cookie sheet since they are raw and stay raw, and then put them in ziplock bags. Your way just might be a time saver. It takes some time to do it my way, but when in a hurry for grandchildren or a hungry hubby, it works like magic to just pull as many as needed, put them on a sheet and bake them. You’re the best Miss Lori, God bless.
I freeze my dough in balls on a tray then when frozen I store in a ziplock bag so I can just take what I need for the oven. So easy. These ones look yummo don’t they ❤️
When I'm in a emergency and in a hurry.. On my search here ya are at the top .. Thank you so much for being my favorite cooking show... It's January 2023 ..🙌😏
PeanutButter cookies are my favorite. I always make a double batch and freeze some for later. One time a few church buses came through town and slid off the road. My husband was on the Fire Dept. at that time, they took them to the hospital to get checked out. My husband told me they were stranded at the hospital, I had two big freezer bags of cookies I took to them and all the change I had. They were so blessed, but I had the greater blessing for giving. I love to watch you. 😇
Lunchlady, I made these cookies today and they are very, very good. Very easy to make, great texture, and baked up uniformed. I used salted butter and didn't add any additional salt, perfect. I used Jiffy it's what I had. I'm putting this recipe in my go recipes on cookies. Thanks for sharing.
I know this recipe was posted two years ago but I’m baking as I’m texting you and the recipe is fantastic! First batch already gone, I added a spoon of honey added to original recipe and it’s all ❤❤❤. Ty for sharing
Miss Laurie, Those look sooo Yummy!!! I love when You give Us those older Lunch Lady Recipes because they are DELICIOUS!!!! I love Them!!! God Bless You and Mr. Brown😊👋🏼✝️🙏🏽❤️👋🏼
I was born in 1962 - and I actually remember the taste of Lunchlady Jean 's peanut butter cookies. Two for a nickel. Best money ever spent. Thank you l
I 💕 the bowl you use. Those type of bowls takes me back to my mothers kitchen. She used them all the time. I would like to buy one, but I’ve not been able to find any. Thank you very sharing your cooking with us
I really don't remember any particular foods from our lunch ladies, but remember laughing and talking with them as we walked through the line. Our lunchroom was big enough that we all ate lunch together, grades 1-6, 2 classes each grade, 35-36 each room. All those tables full of lunch trays and talking kids, and a teacher at the "head" of each table. I always liked the school lunches. And of course, back then we had to eat everything on our tray. If we were lucky we got to help in the kitchen scraping trays and loading the dishwasher, which we all wished we had at home.
Thank you so much! Those kids were blessed to have you cook Love in their food ~ it makes a difference! ...after I criss cross with the fork we always sprinkle sugar before baking . Thanks again!
I just made a huge batch of these and followed your recipe exactly and Y.U.M! My husband was so happy when he got home today to see these on the table! Great recipe!
I believe we need to just be thankful for Ms Lori. It's not that hard to copy a recipe down for yourself. So many have their hands out for the easy way!!! Just think how hard the "old timers" did everything in her day from "scratch" and worked from sun up to sun down. We have missed so much of the "good ole days" that we remember as being precious times. Be sure to think positive and count your BLESSINGS. God is so good, all the time. (Scripture to live by: Proverbs 3:5-6)
I love your country kitchen. The modern kitchen is spotless and a showcase, and you hate to get it dirty. Your country kitchen is much more conducive to cooking because face it when you cook or bake, you make a mess. Not saying you are messy, but I can't take an all granite and beautiful cabinets deal whereby you have to constantly clean it to maintain it's showcase patina. Love your channel!
Hi Lori I appreciate you taking the time to tell us this information. And if someone wants your recipes they can take a screen shot of your recipes you were so nice to write down for everyone. Heavenly father bless you and all of us Amen and Amen
I am so grateful that I found my way to your channel. I don't know what is better , the recipes or the banter and stories from you and dear Mr Brown. But what I do know is that your relaxing voice will lower any blood pressure, better than my meds! (especially when I watch repeats!!!)
You are such a lovely lady and I would love to meet you one day. What a sweet spirit. You remind me of my previous mother in law. She lived in Kentucky and you could be her twin.
I really enjoy your lunchlady recipes. I remember back in the late 50’s and 60’s when we had a lot of these recipes made at school. Everything we had in those days was cooked there and served hot. All of the homemade rolls, cookies and other desserts were so good. Brings back a lot of memories. I have made quite a few of your recipes and I appreciate you sharing with us. Thank you and god bless!
My grandmother was our cafeteria cook in our small school. We had mixed grades and my graduation from 8 th grade was 8!!! The best food EVER!! Great homemade foods
I made this recipe and it was wonderful! Instead of freezing my extra dough I just put in a covered container in the fridge and baked a dozen every few days, my family loved them. I'm hoping you make us some nice oatmeal cookies one of these days soon! I'm really really enjoying your channel, in fact I think I can say it's easily my favorite RU-vid channel.
Thank you for all of the wonderful recipes you have made. I just love the feeling that I can make something like mommy and granny used too fix. Brings back so many memories. God bless you .
Reminds me so much of my mama when she use to cook in the lunchroom cafeteria and made all these wonderful recipes thanks so much for sharing these, we can enjoy making and eating these, blessings to you.
Just made these peanut butter cookies!!! these are the best cookies on the planet!!!!!! Thank you so much for the recipe and please put me down for your cookbook when you get it ready... love you Mrs. Lori and Danny too.
I do the criss cross too, but I also dip my fork in sugar, so there is some sugar on top of them as well. . lol. . . thank you so much for all your delicious recipes, Miss Lori! :)
Found you looking for the potato candy recipe my daddy used to make at Christmas time. Love binge watching the old vids. PS, I'm a cafeteria manager myself. Wish I could've been back in the days when you actually cooked.
Oh my goodness !! I gotta try these next . When I made your peanut butter bars I took a picture of them and shared them on Facebook . I had several people ask for the recipe . I told them to go to your RU-vid channel and they would find your recipe . My daughter told me she took the peanut butter bars that I made her for her birthday over to her in laws and she said they all loved them too . So they are a big hit around here now . lol !! You should be getting so more viewers and subscribers . Thank you Lori !! ❤😘
