Chocolate Peanut Butter Revel Bars. Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake Bars. Every year I truly look forward to catching up with distant friends and relatives through the annual Christmas Card. The photo cards are my favorites giving me a peek at those who are close to my heart but far from my home. The annual letters are always a special bonus, not only giving the visual peek, but also a few stories and highlights from the year. Saving the letters for a time when I can grab a cup of coffee (and maybe a nice sweet holiday treat!)
With a few uninterrupted moments, a few always stand out from the rest... So far this year I've caught up with friends from Louisville, KY and I am always amazed at how fast the kids grow. Family from Minnesota wrote about their latest adventures in Holland, and the Traveling Taylors from Palm Desert caught us up on their latest cruise. I have to say though, that so far my Father-In-Laws card made me laugh the most. In closing, we leave you with the following questions: 4 large eggs, room temperature Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oh baby. Every summer of my youth, I was either a camper or (later) a camp counselor at FOCUS camp up in Martha’s Vineyard. It is a lovely, lovely place and I highly recommend it. However, the first year I got incredibly homesick to epic proportions—so much so that I faked sick and had the camp nurse call my mother to see if I should go home early or not (let it be noted that I was fourteen at the time).
Naturally, my mother was able to see right through my little ploy and told the nurse no, I would stay the entire week. And so I wailed and complained and refused to make any friends whatsoever, content with basking in self-pity in my upper bunk all alone. I did this for a whole two days, and on the afternoon of the third day, found myself hungry. Starving, actually. So, I took my first shower in days, blew my hair dry and made my way down to the cafeteria for dinner just in time for evening prayer.
These are sweet. Combine and blend in either a Kitchen Aid (with paddle attachment) or by hand. Spring/summer cookie recipe? - Cooking Forum. Summer cookies? I think cookies are year round food, LOL. Still, this is one of my favorites, although I double the lemon in the recipe because I love lemon. They are a bit "tough" in texture, I added a teaspoonful of baking powder and Ashley liked that, more like cake. I like them better a little tough, LOL. Lemon Brownies (Marilyn) 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter; room temperature 4 eggs Juice from 1/2 lemon Zest from 1 lemon 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Additional lemon zest for garnish Preheat oven to 350.
Line the bottom only of a 9X13X2-inch baking dish with Parchment paper and spray with Pam. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt; add butter. I don't remember where the heck I got this recipe, but they're good. Lemon-Lime Butter Wafers Makes about 8 dozen 2-1/4 inch cookies Sift the flour and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. Put the vanilla sugar in a long, shallow pan. Servings: 4 Annie. Peach Crumb Bars. My recent obsession with peaches started not long after crossing the Georgia state line en route to Florida on our vacation. My Chief Culinary Consultant mentioned how we should stop to get a slice of peach pie since we were, in fact, in Georgia (the Peach State). I think my face lit up like a Christmas tree and then that was it – I had peach pie on the brain. We never stopped for pie since we were in the middle of a 16-hour road trip, but my craving was fulfilled a couple of days later when we couldn’t stop talking about peach pie and finally went and bought peaches and made a pie.
It absolutely hit the spot and was probably the best peach pie I’ve ever eaten. And so my peach spree began. I went to Sam’s Club the day after getting back from vacation and found one case of perfect-looking peaches. Every single one of them – perfect. More fruit-filled baked goods:Apple Hand PiesFresh Blueberry PieRussian Grandmothers’ Apple Pie-CakeFresh Strawberry Tart. Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars. Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares - Once Upon A Chef. When it comes to sweets, I’ve learned that you cannot make people much happier than when you combine chocolate and peanut butter.
In fact, I don’t know anyone who can resist these indulgent little squares…with a crumbly chocolate wafer crust, a rich and creamy peanut butter layer, and smooth-as-silk milk chocolate topping, they’re absolutely irresistible. They’re also pretty easy to make… You start with the crust: simply combine Nabisco chocolate wafers (which you can find in the cookie aisle at most grocery stores), butter and sugar in a food processor and blitz to blend. Press the fine crumbs into a pan and bake.
Next, make the peanut butter filling by combining peanut butter, butter, confectioners’ sugar, dark brown sugar and salt in a mixer. Melt the chocolate and cream gently in the microwave. That’s all there is to it! Be sure to cut them into small fudge-like squares…they’re very rich. Servings: 25 small squares Ingredients For the Crust For the Filling Instructions. Caramel Chocolate Bars Recipe - Food.com - 39097. Chocolate Raspberry Bars with White Chocolate and Almonds Recipe : Giada De Laurentiis.
Photos Of Reeses Squares - 5 Ingredients & No Bake Reese's) Recipe - Food.com - 29679. Holiday Bars 2 (Almond Chocolate Cracker Candy) Do you see that white dot in the picture above? It's just off center and to the left at the top. That's the ice skating rink in Central Park. Hopefully soon Central Park will look like this again: It might snow this weekend. It looks like we won't have a White Christmas though, which is ok with me. Only time I've seen snow on Christmas is when I was in MN at my grandparents' years ago, so I just always expect to not see snow.
One thing I can always count on seeing is dessert! This recipe reminds me of the Holiday Bars I make each year. Almond Chocolate Cracker Candy (found on Bakegirl's site) 1 sleeve Saltine crackers 1 cup butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup chopped almonds, toasted Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a jelly roll pan with non-stick cooking spray and line the crackers close together. Melt the butter and brown sugar in a medium pan over medium-high heat, stirring often. Pour over the crackers evenly and bake for 15 minutes. Bake well and prosper!
Cranberry Crumb Bars. These tart yet sweet cranberry crumb bars are a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving day feast. Cranberries have been ridiculously cheap for the upcoming holiday and I couldn’t pass up these tart red berries. I won’t go into exactly how many bags I bought , but my freezer and refrigerator is well stocked. For this recipe you can use fresh or frozen cranberries. Cranberry Crumb Bars Printer Friendly Version Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt2 1/2 cups all purpose flour1/2 cup almond meal1 cup cold butter (2 sticks)1 egg1/4 teaspoon cinnamonjuice of 1/2 of an orange (about 3 tablespoons)4 cups fresh cranberries2/3 cup white sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1 tablespoon cornstarch Directions: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Source: Good Life Eats Leave a Comment. Nanaimo Bars to kiss and make up. Lime squares with a twist... While chocolate, and of course, peanut butter, rule my baked goods world, second to those two would be making treats with citrus. Lemons, oranges, limes or what-have-you - I'm a sucker for them. With that in mind, our next foray into the Wednesday Treat Day for Jeff's co-workers this new year were these cool, clean and refreshing Lime Squares with Pistachio Graham-Cracker Crust.
To get the crumbs needed for the graham cracker crust, we used about 4 ounces or 114 grams - I'm not sure how many rectangles that was, but you should be able to use the nutritional information on the package if you'd wish to just count out the rectangles and go. Graham crackers by themselves make a delightful crust, but to up the ante, a scoop of nutty pistachios joins the wheat-y cracker crumbs in the food processor to beat them down until they are finely ground.
The filling is ridiculously simple - egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and fresh (yes, squeeze your own limes please!) Lime juice. Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Bars. I wanted to make sure that I got this post in before Super Bowl Sunday. These bars are amazing. If you like that famous combination of chocolate and creamy peanut butter, then this is the treat for you.
The crust is comprised of graham crackers, crushed pretzels and chocolate. So much deliciousness, so little time! I found the original recipe for these on Guilty Kitchen where they are titled Idle Hand Bars. These are really good, so kudos to Guilty Kitchen for this fabulous recipe! Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter BarsAdapted from Guilty Kitchen’s Idle Hand Bars printable version Base Layer1/2 cup unsalted butter1/4 cup sugar5 Tbsp. cocoa1 egg, beaten1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs3/4 cup coarsely crushed pretzels In a glass bowl over simmering water, melt melt butter with the sugar and cocoa. Middle Layer1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly.1 1/3 cups powdered sugar1 cup smooth, peanut butter1 tsp vanilla Combine peanut butter and butter together in small bowl. Lemon Berry Crumble Breakup Bars | Willow Bird Baking. This is a hard story to write — hard enough that it’s taken me almost two months to even attempt it.
I still feel raw about it, and I still don’t know how to address the situation head-on. So I’ll just muddle through it the best way I can. On November 28, Mike and I broke up. It was a cold day, and I dropped him off at the train station so he could head back to Raleigh. Watching him close the door and walk into the station was like watching a movie, except that it wasn’t fiction. I knew we were about to travel a rocky road, but there was no way to switch off the television, no credits to roll — just the aftermath to clean up as best we could. 4,237 days (or 11 years, 7 months, and 5 days) earlier, I had just turned 15 years old.
I helped him get to the point. Over the years, our relationship brought us trials, for sure. It also brought me through high school. It took me to college, coming home to see him every weekend. It saw Mike through college at UNCC. Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cookie Bars | The Family Kitchen. What is it about peanut butter and chocolate that makes me want to toss on a bathing suit and swim in it? Good heck. Creamy, salt-kissed peanut butter and creamy, sugar-kissed chocolate are a better duo than Donny & Marie, and you can quote me on that. This simple cookie bar takes the classic chocolate & peanut butter combo to a whole new level of bliss. Not only are they ridiculously simple to make, but these Peanut Butter Bars have a crisp-chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookie crust, a heaping layer of smooth peanut butter and a thick plop of homemade buttercream on top.
Did I mention chocolate drizzle on top of that? Peanut Butter Bars 1 pkg. In a medium bowl, mix together the cooke mix, egg, and butter. In an electric mixer, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and milk until light and fluffy (add just enough milk to make the frosting fluffy, soft and spreadable, without being wet and runny). Frost the cooled cookie bars with the frosting. Sticky-Fingers Bars. Today, I’m prepping for the Super Bowl of Aunting. This weekend, while my sister is in the hospital having a new baby girl, I’ll be taking care of both of my nephews (11 and 6) and my niece (18 months). So today, I’m packing snacks and games and Googling a lot of things. Like, “how to bathe a toddler” and “How the hell do people sleep with three kids inside the same house?” But I didn’t want to leave without sharing this recipe with you for Sticky-Fingers Bars.
Because you guys have given me a ton of great suggestions for things to take with me this weekend (e.g. DVDs, art projects, Maker’s Mark, Xanax), and you deserve something so decadent that it’s borderline embarrassing. How embarrassingly decadent could these bars be? Don’t even try to figure out the calories. Are your loins girded? Do you have a pair of pajama jeans ready? OK, let’s do this. First, you make the crust. After the bars have cooled for about 30 minutes, you really bring the pain. It will look like too much. Yep. Burnt Butter Toffee Bars « Distracted Homemaker. Black and White Cheesecake Bars Recipe | Reader's Digest Version. When a dessert is this easy — and this good — you know you'll make it often. SECRET INGREDIENT: sweetened condensed milk Cheesecake bars with two layers can be time-consuming to make. But thanks to the convenience of sweetened condensed milk, these bars take only 15 minutes of kitchen time.
IngredientsNumber of servings: Makes 4 dozen 2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter or margarine2 cups graham cracker crumbs, divided1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract How to make it 45 minutes 1In a double-boiler or microwave, melt the chocolate chips and butter or margarine, stirring occasionally.2Set aside 1/4 cup of the cracker crumbs. Healthy Cooking Tip For a lower-calorie dessert, use reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel cheese) and fat-free sweetened condensed milk.
S'mores Bar. Be proud of me Type-As of the world. Living true to my word, and trying very hard to follow up on the advice of my many new sloth sponsors, today I am slothful. Instead of going to work, I went to meet a friend for donuts. Instead of worrying about racing to the metro and being on time, I was unrepentant about being half an hour late for donuts....and about five hours late for work (he he he). Instead of eating a healthy balanced breakfast, I ate three donuts, laughed, and lounged in the rather disturbing underground network of Crystal City, Virginia. It is a whole other world down there. Yes, I showed up to work at 1 pm.
On a side note, where on the relaxation scale does it fall if I ignore the meditation bullet point on my to do list? Everyone was so rave about the graham crackers from Wednesday that I thought it might be nice to one up myself, but two days later and not in a hurry. Enjoy! S'mores Bars S'more Bar BaseAdapted from Smitten Kitchen Now to add a chocolate glaze.
Tangy Lime Bars. These were a fantastic summer dessert, and a nice twist from the usual lemon bar. I was happy to find a lime version of the classic lemon bar due to the large amount of limes I've had in my kitchen this summer. However, they didn't help me use up my lime stash very quickly, as I only used 2 of my limes. (Maybe I should have made a couple batches!) My husband, who loves lemon bars, devoured these, and they may be the first dessert I've ever made in which he ate more of them than me. TANGY LIME BARS (Adapted from Whats For Lunch Honey?) Crust 1/2 cup unsalted butter - melted1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine the melted butter with the sugar, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl. Bake for 25-30 minutes, our until the crust is fully baked - slightly browned at the edges. Topping Stir together the sugar and flour in a large bowl, until well mixed.
When the crust is ready, turn the oven down to 300F. Pumpkin Bars. Cheesecake Bars. Lemon Bar Surprise Treat Recipe | Reader's Digest Version. Salted Caramel Bars Recipe.