Peanutty Brownie Bars

My hubby really liked these. I thought they were too peanutty for me... I'm not a fan of peanut butter though... Let me know what you think!

Peanutty Brownie Bars

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker® Quick Oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 large egg
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
1/2 cup all-purpose flour


Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.

FOR CRUST:
COMBINE oats and flour in medium bowl. Beat peanut butter, butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy (about 2 minutes). Add egg and continue beating until blended. Stir in oat mixture; mix well (mixture will be crumbly.) Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. Set aside. Press remaining oat mixture firmly onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

BAKE for 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.

FOR BROWNIE FILLING:
BEAT butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer in large bowl until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and continue beating until well blended, about 2 minutes. Stir in cocoa and flour; mix well. Spread over warm crust. Sprinkle evenly with reserved oat mixture.

BAKE for 30 to 35 minutes or until center of brownie mixture feels firm when lightly touched. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered.

Shortbread

There is a God and he invented the recipe for Shortbread Cookies! Enjoy!

Shortbreads:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup corn starch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup powdered (confectioners or icing) sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets with butter. In a separate bowl whisk the flour with the salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter until smooth (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and beat until smooth (about 2 minutes). Beat in the vanilla extract. Gently stir in the flour mixture just until incorporated.

Form into balls and flatten before you place on baking sheet. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, or until cookies are lightly brown. Cool on rack.

Shortbread with keep in an airtight container for about a week or frozen for several months. GREAT for sending to your deployed Husband/Significant Other.

Makes about 20 shortbread cookies.

Take cooled cookies and dip into melted chocolate then sprinkles for the kiddos. Mine love those!




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Magic Dream Bars

Good Morning! I woke up thinking about these yummy cookie bars this morning. It's another recipe that Mom and I would make at Christmas time. My hubby is not a fan; He despises coconut, but the kiddos and I Love Love Love them! Try it!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 can (14 oz.) Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels -OR- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels and 1 cup Butterscotch chips
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F. MELT butter in 13 x 9-inch baking pan in oven; remove from oven. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over butter in pan. Stir, moistening the graham cracker crumbs. Press onto bottom of pan. Sprinkle with morsels, coconut and nuts; press down firmly. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top. BAKE for 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Oh Goodness…mmmmmmmmmmmmm




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A Two-Fer today!!

I am posting two recipes today. The first, Choclate Drops, is and easy one and great to make with the kiddos. In fact, My 11 year old makes these herself. This is one of my Granny's recipes. The second, Angel Cookies is one that my mom and I would make every Christmas. Enjoy

Chocolate Drops

1 stick butter (she uses 'Oleo' aka shortening)
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
3 TBSP cocoa
1 TBSP peanut butter
1 TSP vanilla
3 cups Quick Oats

Bring milk, sugar, cocoa, and butter to a boil. Remove from heat. Then add peanut butter, vanilla, and oats. Mix Well. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper. Cool and enjoy!


Angel Cookies

1 cup butter (or shortening)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 TSP baking soda
1 TSP Cream of tartar
pinch of salt
1 TSP vanilla
nuts (optional)
Powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients except for powdered sugar. Shape into balls the size of walnuts. Dip in water, then in powdered sugar. Bake on greased pan at 350 degrees for about 12 min. mmmmm...




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Peanut butter cookies

These Peanut butter cookies are my Hubby's favorite. When he's deployed, these are a common addition to his care packages.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup smooth peanut butter

Directions:

Mix together the dry ingredients and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the peanut butter and continue beating. Add the dry ingredients and beat until just blended.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Using the tines of a fork, make a criss-cross pattern in the dough. Bake until rich golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies





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