November 12

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies by Chantal Powell

1/2 Cup butter
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
1 Cup chocolate chips
3-4 Tablespoons peanut Butter (optional)
3 Cups Oatmeal
1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Place chocolate chips, peanut butter, oatmeal and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Combine the butter, milk and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute. Combine the hot mixture with the oatmeal mixture; stir well. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.

November 12

Zebra Bars by Laura Johnson

½ Cup margarine or butter
3/4 Cup water
4 ½ Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon oil
2 Cups flour
2 Cups sugar
1 Teaspoon baking soda
½ Teaspoon salt
2 Beaten eggs
½ Cup sour cream

1 8 ounce package cream cheese
1/3 Cup sugar
1 Egg
1 6 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Combine margarine, water, cocoa powder, and oil in pan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt, stir this mixture into the chocolate mixture. Add eggs and sour cream, mix well. Pour onto a greased 15X10X1 inch jelly roll pan.

Combine cream cheese and sugar mixing will until blended. Blend in egg. Spoon over chocolate batter. Cut through batter with knife several times for marbled effect. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 375 degrees until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 15 minutes or more.

November 12

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bars – By Missy Ellis

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 T. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 large eggs
3 large bananas, mashed
1 T. vanilla extract
8 oz. dark chocolate chunks (Hershey’s special dark, cut into 3/4 inch chunks)

Preheat oven to 350F. Butter & Flur 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan. Blend first four ingredients. Beat butter in separate bowl until fluffy. Add both sugars and beat. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in bananas, then vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, then chocolate.

Bake until top is golden 35-45 minutes.

November 12

Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches with Chocolate by Allison Zach

Be sure to use regular peanut butter — not old-fashioned or freshly ground — for the best consistency in the cookie batter and the filling.
Servings: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen sandwich cookies.
ingredients
Cookies 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (packed) dark brown sugar
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 1/3 cups (about 8 ounces) milk chocolate chips

Filling
3 ounces high-quality milk chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina), chopped
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
6 tablespoons whipping cream

For cookies:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat powdered sugar, dark brown sugar, and butter in large bowl to blend.

Add peanut butter; beat until creamy. Gradually beat in vegetable oil and vanilla extract, then egg. Add dry ingredients; mix just until blended. Stir in milk chocolate chips.

Drop cookie dough by level tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake cookies until puffed and golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly, then transfer cookies to rack to cool completely.

For filling:
Place chocolate, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and kosher salt in medium bowl. Bring whipping cream to boil in heavy small saucepan. Pour hot cream over chocolate mixture; stir until mixture is melted and smooth. Chill until filling is thick and spreadable, about 1 hour.

Spread about 1 rounded teaspoonful chocolate-peanut butter filling on flat side of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, forming sandwich. Repeat with remaining filling and cookies. (Cookie sandwiches can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen sandwich cookies.

November 12

Corn Flake Kisses by Yvonne Austin

1/2 Cup white syrup
1/2 Cup white sugar
Mix in large sauce pan and bring to a boil
Add 1 Cup of Peanut Butter (Chunky or Creamy)
Optional – add 1/2 package of Chocolate Chips
Sir until melted
Remove from heat
Mix in 3 Cups of Corn Flakes
Drop by large spoonfuls on to parchment or wax paper
Optional — Can roll in balls and coat with powdered sugar

November 12

Peanut Butter Brownies by Teri Swarts

Graham Cracker Crust:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar

Combine all and press int a 13 x 9″ backing pan. Bake at 350F 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Brownie Layer
4 cups all purpose flour
1-1/2 cups dry milk
4 cups sugar
1 cup Hershey’s plain cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 egg beaten
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix well. Add 6 oz. chocolate chunks.
Spread evenly over graham cracker crust, and back at 350F until toothpick comes out clean, approximately 15-20 minutes. Cool.

Peanut Cream Frosting
1 cup creamy peanut butter
12 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed

Warm peanut butter in microwave for 30 seconds. Gradually fold in whipped topping. Spread over cooled brownies and refrigerate for 1 hour. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cashews and sliced Reeses peanut butter cups (3-4 large peanut butter cups) on top. Cut into squares and serve.

November 12

Moist Pumpkin Cookies by Dan LeMaistre

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 1/2 c. canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350F. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl until creamy. Beat in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla until leight and fluffy. Mix in flour, cinnamon, baking poser, baking soda, salt and nutmeg until blended. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Drop heaping tablespoofuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Drizzle Powdered sugar glaze (recipe following, if desired). Let glaze set. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

Powdered sugar glaze
Combine 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk in small bowl until well blended.

November 12

Monster Cookies by Stephanie Moyer

Full Batch
12 eggs
1 lb butter or margarine (4 sticks – 2 cups)
3 lbs peanut butter
2 lbs brown sugar (1 bag –
5 ½ cups packed)
4 cups white sugar
1 TBSP vanilla (3 tsp)
I TBSP corn syrup
1 TBSP baking soda
16 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 lb raisins (2 ¾ cups)
1 lb chocolate chips
(2 2/3 cups – 16 oz)
1 lb M&Ms (plain and/or baking) (2 2/3 cups – 16 oz)

Half Batch
6 eggs
½ lb butter or margarine (2 sticks – 1 cup)
1 ½ lbs peanut butter (3 cups)
1 lbs brown sugar (2 ¼ cups packed)
2 cups white sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 ½ tsp corn syrup
1 ½ tsp baking soda
8 cups oatmeal
1 cup flour
½ lb raisins (1 3/8 cups)
1/2 lb chocolate chips
(1 1/3 cups – 8 oz)
1 lb M&Ms (plain and/or baking) (1 1/3 cups – 8 oz)

¼ Batch
3 eggs
½ cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
1 ½ cups peanut butter
1 1/8 cups packed brown sugar (1/2 lb)
1 cup white sugar
¾ tsp vanilla
¾ tsp corn syrup
¾ tsp baking soda
4 cups oatmeal
½ cup flour
2/3 cups raisins
¼ lb chocolate chips
(2/3 cup – 4 oz)
1 lb M&Ms (plain and/or baking) (2/3 cup – 4 oz)

Preheat oven at 350º F.

Mix baking soda, oatmeal and flour together in a bowl. Set aside. (Oatmeal can be used instead of flour, but the cookies become thin and crispy, instead of cakelike.)

Mix M&Ms, chocolate chips, and raisins together in a bowl. Make sure raisins are not clumped together. Set aside. (Plain M&Ms tend to slide out of the cookie dough. Can use either or a combination of both types of M&Ms for variety. Can use a variety of chips – semisweet, milk chocolate, vanilla, mint, peanut butter, mini.)

Cream the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and white sugar. (Peanut butter can be creamy or chunky, or a combination.) Mix the eggs, vanilla, and corn syrup into the butter/sugar mixture. Gradually stir in the oatmeal mixture. Gradually stir in the M&M/chip/raisin mixture. Make sure it is blended well.

Put dough on ungreased cookie sheet in rounded spoonfuls. The dough will flatten (like a chocolate chip cookie) so leave room between each spoonful. Bake at 350º F for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool on the cookie sheet for a minute or two to set up, then remove them to a cooling rack to complete cooling.

November 12

Green Mint Brownies by Stephanie Moyer

2 cups semisweet chips
½ cup (1 stick) butter/margarine

4 eggs
1 cup sugar
½ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla

1 ½ cup unsifted all-purpose flour
2 cups green mint chips

Preheat oven to 350 º F. Grease 9x13x2” pan or line with foil.

Melt semisweet chips and butter in top of double boiler over low heat stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat; set aside.

Combine eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla in medium bowl. Mix in melted chocolate until smooth. Add flour just until combined. Stir in mint chips.

Turn batter into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center shows moist crumbs. Cool before cutting into 2 inch squares.