Peanut Butter Swirled Brownies!

Just us girls tonight! The boys went to football and since tonight was the one "free" evening, Riley wanted to stay home! So we finished homework, baked and found a REALLY fun new blog....One Charming Party! Oh, we oooohhhhed and aaaahhhed the night away. Also, some of the blogs I follow have been talking about this "pinterest"....I, being the nosy one that I am, googled it and well, I think I am addicted. I didn't join the site, but really, I could spend hours (oh, wait...I did spend hours) just looking at everyone's ideas and creativity!

On to more important things like brownies! Here is what you need for the brownies:

My helper...

Mixing the brownies~

Top brownies with Peanut butter filling~

Swirl with a knife~

Enjoy with milk!

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

1 pkg Brownie Mix (my mix made an 11x7 rectangle pan - a 9x13 mix would be fine also)

Ingredients to make brownies

3/4 C. Sugar

1/4 C. Flour

2 Eggs

1/2 C. Peanut Butter

DIRECTIONS: For Peanut Butter filling - Combine sugar, flour, eggs and peanut butter. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. For Brownies-follow package directions and spread brownies into greased pan. Drop PB filling over the top and swirl with a knife. Bake according to package directions.

HAPPY EATING!

Peanut Butter Cup Peanut Butter Cookies...

Look what I found.

That's right! Mini peanut butter cups! Can I just say that I love peanut butter cups, and combine them with peanut butter cookies and you have FABULOUS!

Peanut Butter Cup Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
3/4 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 C. Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
3 Bags of the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Minis (found in the candy bar section of the grocery checkout)
DIRECTIONS: Heat oven to 375. Cream together butter and peanut butter. Add sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy. Add dry ingredients. Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheets. Bake for 12 minutes.

HAPPY EATING!

Avalanche Bars!

I am doing a second post today because these NO BAKE bars are great!!!!! (I even snuck them into the movies with us!). I found the recipe on the Cookies and Cups blog that is listed on my site!
Here is a question for everyone.....why do rice krispies stay crisp in recipes like this or the traditional rice krispy treats, but they get horribly soggy in milk???? Oh well, just so they stay crispy in the yummy treats....maybe because it is cereal I will have them for breakfast tomorrow? If they make it that long!

This is all you need for these treats....

Melt your white chocolate chips and then stir in peanut butter...

Yummy, yummy, yummy! (I added the heart shaped sprinkles for fun!)....


Avalanche Bars
1 Pkg, White Chocolate Chips
1/4 C. Creamy Peanut Butter
3 C. Rice Krispies
1/4 C. Mini Chocolate Chips + 2 Tbsp. for topping
1 1/2 C. Mini Marshmallows
DIRECTIONS: Melt white chocolate chips in microwave. Start by microwaving 1 minute and then stir. Continue microwaving in 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until melted. Stir in Peanut Butter. Mix in Rice Krispies, stir until well coated. Allow to cool for approx. 15-20 minutes - stirring every 5 minutes. Stir in mini chips and marshmallows. Press into a greased 8x8 baking dish. (Be careful not to make mixture to compact, it will harden and you will not be able to cut it). Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Allow to cool. Cut in to bars and enjoy!!

Happy Eating!