Cheerio Bars

Add 1/2 Cube of butter and 1 bag mini marshamallows to bowl

Microwave until looks like this about 2 min

Add 1/2 C. creamy peanut butter and mix well

Add 7 C Cheerios

1 C. m&m's

Press into 9x13 greased pan 

(it works easier if you have a plastic baggie on your hand that is sprayed)

press down evenly

Let cool. I put in fridge about 1 hour and slice up and enjoy!!! 

Pineapple Cheesecake Bars

Crust:

3 C. Flour
1 1/2 C. sugar
1 1/2 C butter, softened

In med bowl combine ingredients. Mix well. Press into large cookie sheet and poke holes with fork. Bake at 350 for 15-20 min or until lightly browned.

While crust is cooking make coconut topping:

2 Tbsp melted butter

3 C. sweetened coconut, grated

In a small bowl mix together. Set aside

cream cheese filling;

16 oz cream cheese
2 eggs
4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp milk
2 tsp almond extract
2 tsp vanilla extract
20 oz can crushed pineapple

Combine cream cheese, eggs, sugar, milk, almond & vanilla extracts in a large bowl. Beat with mixer until smooth. Add crushed pineapple.

Pour over baked crust

Sprinkle the coconut topping on top

Bake at 350 for 18-20 min or until coconut has browned and middle is set. Chill for at least ONE hour before serving.

peanut butter bars

Peanut Butter Bars

3/4 C butter

3/4 C sugar

3/4 C brown sugar

3/4 peanut butter

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 C flour

1 1/2 C oats

Cream together the butter and sugars. Add peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix the oats until firm dough is made. Press batter into a jelly roll pan (a little smaller than a standard cookie sheet) Bake at 325 for 12 minutes. Do not over bake! The bars should be BARELY golden. If you over cook them they are dry and not very good, in my opinion.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

1 cup sugar

5 Tablespoons butter

1/3 cup milk

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup mini marshmallows

Place the sugar, butter and milk in the small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook stirring constantly, until the mixture come s to a boil. Boil stirring constantly for 1 minute. Remove the pan from heat, add the chocolate chips and stir until melted, then add the marshmallows and stir until melted. Spread onto bars.

peanut butter bars

You can either make them with a layer of melted chocolate and peanut butter frosting or just do chocolate frosting. My favorite is with this chocolate frosting recipe - it is delicious! Try it both ways and decide which you like best!

Peanut Butter Bars

3/4 c butter

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

3/4 c peanut butter

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 c flour

1 1/2 c oats

Cream together the butter and sugars. Add peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix the oats until a firm dough is made. Grease a cookie sheet and spread mixture in the pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden.

Chocolate Butter Frosting

1/2 c butter

3 1/2 tsp cocoa

6 Tb milk

1 tsp vanilla

Boil together, remove from heat and add powdered sugar until desired consistency.

*If you are doing the PB frosting, sprinkle a bag of milk chocolate chips over the peanut butter bars after they come out of the oven. Once they are melted, spread evenly. Cool completely then spread on PB frosting.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1/2 c butter

1/2 c peanut butter

2/3 c powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 Tb milk

frosted banana bars

Frosted Banana bars

Great tasting banana bars that are moist and sweet. Frost with cream cheese icing. Great for potlucks.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the mashed banana. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting with the cream cheese frosting.

Frosted Banana Bars

This recipe is from the Lion House Lite Recipe Book.

2/3 C. Sugar

1/2 C. Sour Cream

2 T. Butter, softened

2 egg whites

3/4 C. mashed banana (about 2)

1 C. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

2 T. Finely chopped walnuts(optional)

1 tsp. vanilla

Heat oven to 375. Spray 9x9" pan. Beat sugar, sour cream, butter, and egg whites in large bowl 1 minute on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in bananas and vanilla on low speed 30 seconds. Beat in flour, salt, and baking soda 1 min. spread in pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until light brown. Cool completely.

Frosting

1 1/4 C. powdered sugar

1 T. butter, softened

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1-2 T. milk

Frosted Banana Bars (from Taste of Home)

½ cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

Dash salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

½ cup butter, softened

4 cups confectioners' sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

or, Powdered Sugar Glaze:

1 1/4 C. powdered sugar

1 T. butter, softened

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1-2 T. milk

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended. Transfer to a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

For frosting, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars. Yield: 3 dozen.

Taste of Home Category: Lower Fat; Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

1 3/4 cup flour

3/4 tsp soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup oatmeal

3/4 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

12 ounces chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375. Whisk together dry ingredients and set aside. Beat butter, sugars, egg and vanilla till fluffy and add dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chunks and walnuts. Press into a greased 9x13 inch pan and bake for 18-20 minutes until light golden brown.

I have never used a 9x13. I have been baking these in a stoneware jelly roll pan (smaller than the common stainless steel cookie sheet). I only bake them for 15 minutes. You could double it and bake them in a regular cookie sheet.

Don't over bake!!!

Snickerdoodle baars

Snickerdoodle Bars

2 sticks unsalted butter

1 c. dark brown sugar

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

2 large eggs

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

2 1/4 c. flour

1 tsp. cinnamon-sugar, to sprinkle on top

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take out a nonstick 13x9" baking dish and set aside. Cream butter and sugars with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy. Add baking soda, cinnamon and salt, then mix at low speed to blend. Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat at medium speed until just mixed. Add flour and mix on low speed until blended. Scrape dough into pan, smoothing it in an even layer. Bake until lightly golden brown and set in the center, for about 30 minutes. Transfer pan to a cooling rack and if desired sprinkle cinnamon-sugar over warm bars and then let cool before slicing.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

2 C. brown sugar ½ C. melted butter

2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla

2 C. flour 2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt 6 oz choc. Chips

Heat oven to 350. Grease 9X13 pan. In a large bowl combine sugar and melted butter; blend well. Add eggs, 1 at a time beating well after each one. Stir in vanilla. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Stir in choc chips. Spread in prepared pan. Bake 25-35 minutes or until set. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool before cutting into squares. Make up to 36 bars.