Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Cream together:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg

Add: 
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1 cup oatmeal

Spread in pan & bake 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, Put back in oven for about 1 minute to melt chocolate chips. Spread chocolate evenly over top. Freeze to set chocolate.

Frosting: 
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
about 4 cups powdered sugar
Enough hot water to make creamy frosting

Frost over frozen chocolate. That is it. The thickness of the cookie dough makes the treat chewy or crunchy. 

*We prefer these chewy so we make them a bit thicker in a 9x13 pan!


* From Melissa Williams/Ron Twitchell

* Picture from Ron Twitchell

M&M Cookie Squares

1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs, very fine
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup brown sugar + 2 Tablespoons
1/4 cup butter, softened

Mix & press in bottom of 8"x8" pan.
Bake at 350* for 10 minutes.

2 cups mini marshmallows

Pour over top generously and return to oven for 2 minutes or until melted.

1/2 cup m&m's (large or small)
hot fudge syrup

Pour m&m's over hot marshmallows and drizzle with chocolate sauce.
Let set & cool.
Cut into bars.

Optional:
nuts in crust
caramel sauce with chocolate
serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Can make a double batch for 9"x13" pan.

* Wow, these are super rich and gooey but insanely good!

From Debbie Mosher

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

1 cup flour (I do half white, half wheat)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup crushed pecans or almonds
5 Tablespoons softened butter

Combine top four ingredients cutting in butter until it looks like a crumbly topping. Press all but 3/4 cup topping into an 8 x 8 baking dish and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Then let cool for about 10 minutes.

8 oz cream cheese (I use Neuftzchel cheese)
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon AllSpice
1/2 teaspoon salt

Meanwhile combine remaining 7 ingredients together beating it until smooth. Pour onto pressed/cooked crust after crust cools and sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup topping on it. Bake at 350* for 30-40 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting.