I had to do a recipe card makeover before I posted pictures of these peanut butter cookies. Here is the old card:
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| This is the old card--scroll down for the new and improved |
I don't like using color pictures if I can avoid it--I don't know
why I used an actual photograph on this original recipe card. Or either of those fonts. If you're like me, you can't afford to buy a new color printer cartridge every month. Plus, I think black and white on a recipe card looks more authentically vintage.
I got this recipe years ago from the Martha Stewart website, and these cookies turn out perfectly every time--I've never had a batch that wasn't soft and delicious. If you dip your fork in warm water before pressing each cookie, it won't ever stick and makes the perfect cross-hatch top.
(By the way, I love the tablecloth in the above photo--it used to be Allen's Grandmother's and I think it is so pretty and feminine. Vintage linens are some of my favorite things to look at when I go to my local thrift store.)
And here is the new recipe card.
Much better, don't you think?
I love the vintage pictures you put on your cards. Where do you find them?
ReplyDeleteI get my clipart everywhere! Some of them are just from image searches on the Internet, but a lot are scanned in from old cookbooks or children's books.
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