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Lemon Bars. I just love a good lemon bar and these are GOOD.

Lemon Bars

I love lemons. It has always been a mystery to me how anyone could not like them. I love Lemonade, Lemon Bars. Lemon Icebox Desert, Lemon Drops (with and without alcohol) and Lemon Poppy Seed Cake just to name a few fine foods that have either graced this blog – or will in the not-so-distant future. I draw the line at cars that are lemons. Strawberry Lemon Bars Recipe. Aside from marking the end of the bitter cold winter and the sprouting of green stuff, there’s another reason why I love spring.

Strawberry Lemon Bars Recipe

It’s a transitional season where one season’s produce is winding down and the produce from the next season, first comes to market. Meyer lemon season for example runs from November through April, while strawberry season starts in April and runs through the summer. I love Meyer lemons because they’re one of the few bright flavors you can taste during winter. To stick your nose in a bag full of these golden yellow beauties and take a deep breath, is like inhaling a lungful of pure happiness.

Strawberries on the other hand start showing up, just as the weather starts turning really hot, and the sweet red berries stream juicy bliss into your mouth with each bite. . After a neighbor’s Meyer lemon tree was blown over by an overabundance of fruit and some heavy winds, we found ourselves the lucky recipient of a bag full of fruit. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars. I needed chocolate today.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars

Peanut butter sounded good too. The hardest part about this recipe was waiting for it to cool so I could cut into them and eat one (or two)! You could add chopped nuts, but I’m the only one who enjoys them in baked goods, so I left them out. These bars are easy to throw together and make a delicious snack, or in my case, a great way to satisfy a chocolate craving. Note: If you like nuts in your cookies, add 1 cup of chopped salted peanuts when adding the chocolate. This is a pretty basic chocolate chip cookie dough with the addition of peanut butter. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Barsprintable version NEW – For a video (slideshow) version of this recipe with step by step photos, visit my new You Tube channel.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugars, and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Press cookie dough into prepared pan and bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cheesecake Cookie Bars" Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cider mills, apples, cinnamon, doughnuts, sweaters, jeans, boots, leaves, football, tailgate parties, pies, soups, stews, chili...those are what come to mind when I think of fall.

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

The air turns nice and crisp and I am immediately reminded of fall in Michigan, with all of the beautiful leaves and the perfect weather to leave the house wearing jeans, a sweater, cute boots and a scarf. My all-time favorite outfit. Another item that always comes to mind when I think of fall always puts a huge smile on my face. As soon as the first of October arrives, I immediately take out my fall decor from the storage closet and begin placing these beautiful little gems all around the house.

I have quite the collection already and I'm always picking up more whenever I go to the store. Blueberry Cheesecake Bars. S’mores Bars. S’mores Bars by Rebecca Jun 21st, 2010 // Desserts, Recipes If ever there was an irresistibly delicious dessert THIS IS IT.

S’mores Bars

The recipe comes from my friend Mindy’s mom, Peg. Peg, I think you might owe me a years worth of personal training sessions because I cannot stop eating these! They taste just like s’mores only more sinful. The best part this recipe is that it contains marshmallow fluff. S’More Bars Recipe Prep Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 30 to 35 mins Ingredients: 1 stick of butter, room temperature 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 king-sized milk chocolate bars 1 large egg 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (~7 full-sized graham cracker sheets, processed til fine) 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

You might also like... No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars. Oh how I love a treat that can be whipped up in about 15 minutes.

No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars

My boys and their buddies couldn’t get enough of these Chewy Oreo Bars we had as an after school snack this week. Sometimes my spontaneous recipe creations turn out to be the most fun, lol! Yes you use an entire package of Oreo Cookies, but what you get in return is a marshmallow-y Oreo treat that is worth every bite Surprise the kids (and yourself) with this one, they’ll be all smiles, Enjoy! 3 whole ingredients. Break out your Cookies! Place them all in the food processor or blender and mix until ground. Like so. Melt the butter and marshmallows into a large bowl until puffed.

Cheesecake Bars. I was in the mood for something cold and lip-smackingly sweet.

Cheesecake Bars

Stylish Cuisine « Peanut Butter Cup Bars. My cousin Greg from DC stayed with us last night.

Stylish Cuisine « Peanut Butter Cup Bars

It was great to see him.