Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes

These were seriously AMAZING!!! My Hubs and I could not stop eating them! And super easy to make, too. My kids loved helping spread the peanut butter on the Oreo's. All 7 of of us gave it 5 stars!

Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes
submitted by Michelle
(recipe from Picky Palate)


1 box brownie mix, 8×8 inch size
24 Oreo Cookies
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a 12 muffin cup baker with paper liners.

 2. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. For each cupcake cup spread 1 teaspoon of peanut butter over 2 Oreo cookies and stack them on top of each other. Spoon 2 Tablespoons of brownie batter over each stacked oreos and let it run down the sides of the cookies. If you have left over brownie batter, bake separately in a separate baker or muffin tin. Bake cookies and brownies for 18 to 20 minutes, until brownies are cooked through. Let cool completely then serve.

Makes 12 servings

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

Oh were these so good! I am fast becoming more of a "cookie bar" fan than I am a "cookie" fan. Can you believe that?! The peanut butter chips with the chocolate chips with the oatmeal cookie was a perfect combo. Plus, it was so quick to make.
 Love.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
submitted by Camille

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup oatmeal (old fashioned or quick oats work just fine)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup chocolate chips (semisweet or milk chocolate work)

Preheat over to 350 degree's. Prepare a 9x13 inch pan and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, and oatmeal. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. Mix well. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Add half the peanut butter chips and half of the chocolate chips. Mix to combine.
Press cookie dough mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining peanut butter chips and chocolate chips on top. Bake in oven for 16-20 min., or until lightly browned on the edges. Do not over bake as that will dry out the bars! Let the bars cool in the pan 20-30 minutes before cutting them into bars.
Enjoy!!!!

Nutella Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies

I almost never buy Nutella. Not because I don't love it, quite the contrary! I just eat it too much if I do buy it. So, about 2 months ago while at Costco, I had a weak moment and bought some. And you know how big those things are and they come in two in a package?! So, in my attempt to get rid of the stuff, I found this recipe in the 6 Sisters cookbook and made them for the kids for their first day of school snack. They were a hit!
Definitely a keeper recipe.

Nutella Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies
submitted by Camille
from "a year with 6 Sisters Stuff" Cook Book

1/2 cup butter, room temperate
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup Nutella

Preheat oven to 350 degree's. Beat together butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Then add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well.
Microwave Nutella on high for about 20 seconds, then drizzle over the dough. Fold in Nutella with spatula until well distributed throughout the dough to give it a marbled look.
Chill dough in fridge 15 minutes and then roll into small balls. Place about an inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet and use a fork to press the balls down slightly, Bake until edges are lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on pan 2 minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

 I came across this recipe, and new I just had to try it!! I love banana bread, and I love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter!!! So the combo of the 3 really had me intrigued!!!
It was super good. We all loved it, and devoured the whole thing one night after dinner (there are 7 of us in our family, mind you).

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
submitted by Camille
(adapted from Serenity Now )

-3 (very ripe) bananas, mashed

-Reese's Peanut Butter Chips (about 1/2 - 3/4 cup)

- 3/4 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

-1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

-1/4 cup coconut oil

-1 egg

-1/2 cup granulated sugar

-1/4 cup light brown sugar

-1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

-1/2 tsp. baking soda

-1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

-1/2 tsp. salt

 

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease a loaf pan.

1. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl and set to the side.

2. Mash bananas with a potato masher. 

3. Stir together the bananas, egg, oil, sugar, and peanut butter. 

4. Add your dry ingredients to the banana mixture, and stir until just combined. The batter will be lumpy. Do not overmix!

 5. Carefully fold in the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. 

6. Add batter to the pan and bake for approximately 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let it cool before slicing, and then enjoy...it's just as good as dessert!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have a love/hate relationship with baking cookies at home.There is truly no better tasting cookie then a home baked one!!!! Am I right?!?! But.....B.U.T. 2 words. Cookie dough. Seriously, that stuff is going to be the death of me. I LOVE cookie dough! Really, I do.
But on to these cookies. These were phenomenal!!!! Such a perfect combination of peanut butter and chocolate, and they are soft and chewy!! My favorite way to have a cookie!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
submitted by Camille
adapted from The Freckled Fox

Ingredients:  
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
 -2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
 
Method:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl blend peanut butter and butter together on high till they're well blended and smooth. Add in sugars, baking soda and powder and beat until just combined. Next beat in the egg, vanilla, and than add in the flour a little at a time till it is all mixed well, remembering to scrape the sides of the bowl. Gently and slowly beat in as many chocolate chip as you desire. 
Shape dough into medium-small balls, and place them about 2 inches away from each other on your non-greased baking sheet. Bake for 7-9 minutes, or till you can see slight golden browning on the edges. Transfer to a wire rack to keep the bottoms from cooking and to cool. 

Spiderweb Munch

I made this for FHE treat last week with the help of my boys. When they weren't looking I added the spider on top, which they loved! 

Make sure to only do a small snip in your bagging when adding the peanut butter. Mine was a tad big and my swirls didn't come out as good looking as the original.

Spiderweb Munch
submitted by Michelle
(from Sugar Tot Design)

2 cups (12 ounce package) Semi sweet Chocolate morsels
1 cup creamy Peanut Butter, divided
1/3 cup powdered Sugar
3 cups Toasted Rice cereal

Heat Morsels and 3/4 cup Peanut Butter in small saucepan over low heat stirring constantly until smooth: remove from heat. Add sugar; stir vigorously until smooth.
Place cereal in large bowl. Add 1 cup chocolate mixture: stir until mixed well.
Place un-greased baking sheet.  Shape into 10 inch circle with slightly raised 1 inch wide border.
Pour remaining chocolate mixture in center of circle; spread to border.

For Spiderweb: place remaining Peanut Butter in plastic baggie. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to pipe concentric circles on top of chocolate.
Using wooden toothpick or tip of sharp knife, pull tip through Peanut Butter from center to border. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm. Cut into wedges.

Chewy Peanut Butter White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have been crazy about the combination of White Chocolate and Peanut Butter lately. I was really wanting to come up with a cookie that could combine the two. I love peanut butter cookies, but they need to be chewy. We are a chewy cookie household...we don't like crunchy cookies (except for Oreo's, that is the only exception!! LOL!!). So, I came up with this creation, and they were 2 DIE FOR!!!! So, so yummy....we have made them 2 times in the last few weeks!! And they make ALOT!!!!

Chewy Peanut Butter White Chocolate Chip Cookies
submitted by Camille

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups oatmeal (I have used both quick oats and regular oats and both worked fine)
2 cups White Chocolate Chips

Cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and oatmeal. Stir dry ingredients in with wet ingredients. Mix in White Chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoon fulls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats

I just love anything with Peanut Butter and Chocolate!!! What an amazing combination...don't you think? I am not a big rice krispy treat fan, but my kids like them, and they are easy to make. So, when I saw this recipe, I had to try it!!!! It was so good!!! We took it to a church activity, and they were gobbled up!!! Which was fine with me...that way I didn't eat the whole pan!!! LOL!!!

Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats
submitted by Camille
( adapted from Liv Life)

6 cups Rice Krispies

approx. 12 oz. mini Peanut Butter Cups (you can get the Trader Joes kind, or I got 2 bags of the Reeses brand at Wal-Mart, and added 1 1/2 bags)
1 bag (10.5-oz) miniature marshmallows
¼ cup (2 ounces) unsalted butter
1¼ cups creamy peanut butter
2 cups Milk Chocolate Chips

Prepare a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray or butter.

In a large bowl mix the cereal and mini peanut butter cups, set aside. Melt the marshmallows and butter together in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the cereal mixture, quickly stirring well to evenly coat the cereal. Pour the cereal mixture into the prepared pan and evenly press into the pan.

In a small sauce pan melt the peanut butter and milk chocolate chips over low heat, stirring to combine.  Pour the melted chocolate over the cereal mixture, spreading with a rubber spatula to cover.

Allow the topping to set, then cut and serve! (I needed this to hurry up, so I stuck it in the fridge for about 30 minutes - and hour, and it was set!!)

Chocolate Frosted Peanut-Butter Bars

In my honest opinion....chocolate + peanut butter = HEAVEN!!!!!!!!! And these bars were the best I have EVER had!!!!! Chewy, gooey, ooey and down right delightful!!!! It mad a big pan...we thought we could share with friends and neighbors...we thought wrong. We ATE THEM ALL!!!!!!! Oh...so good!! Thank you dear Our Best Bites...you are my new bff's!!


Chocolate Frosted Peanut-Butter Bars
submitted by Camille
(from Our Best Bites)

Cookie Base
1 cup real butter (2 sticks) at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoons table salt
3 cups all purpose flour
3 cups quick oats

Fudge Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a rimmed cookie sheet (standard half-sheet pan) lightly with non-stick spray and set aside.

Cream butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter and vanilla and beat until combined. Add eggs, one at a time and beat between each addition. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt and add mixture to dough. Beat to combine. Add oats and mix until incorporated. Press dough into prepared pan into a flat layer. Bake for about 10-12 minutes. The center should be puffed and set, but still soft.

While crust is baking, prepare frosting. Whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Add butter (make sure it’s soft!), boiling water, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and glossy.

Let cool (or leave slightly warm) and cut into squares to serve.

Brownie Goodie Bars

I cant believe I haven't posted this recipe yet. I found it on the back of a Betty Crocker brownie box about 5 years ago and have been making it ever since. So, so GOOD! I have made it for family functions, and all wanted the recipe, too. Such a hit. My picture doesn't do it justice. We had eating most of it so I had to grab the best looking piece quickly (before someone ate it) to snap a pic. Now go out and buy the ingredients for it right now. You know you want too.

submitted by Michelle
(from Betty Crocker)


1 box of Brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix
Container of Vanilla frosting (I like the whipped kind)
3/4 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup peanut Butter
1 bag (12oz) semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Make brownies as directed for 9 x 13-inch pan. Cool completely.
Frost brownies with frosting. Sprinkle with peanuts; refrigerate. Meanwhile, in large bowl, measure cereal; set aside. In 1 quart saucepan, melt peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over cereal in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Spread over frosted brownies.
Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until set before cutting.
Store covered in fridge.

Peanut Butter Cup Pie

My 8 year old chose this for FHE treat a few weeks ago. It was very good!!! Be sure to have a glass of milk handy!!! Yum-O!!!




Peanut Butter Cup Pie
submitted by Camille
(adapted from Kraftfoods.com)


1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup cold milk
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
2-1/2 cups thawed Whipped Topping, divided
1 Oreo Pie Crust (6 oz.)
3 squares Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
2-4 regular sized peanut butter cups, chopped

BEAT cream cheese and 1/2 cup peanut butter in medium bowl until well blended. Add milk and dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Whisk in 1 cup Whipped topping; spoon into crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
MEANWHILE, microwave remaining Whipped topping and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Cool completely.
SPREAD chocolate mixture over pudding layer in crust. Sprinkle chopped peanut butter cups on top. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Thai Chicken and Sugar Snap Peas

This is a super yummy and easy meal, even my picky eaters love it! I usually serve it with a loaf of homemade bread and some fruit. It is great for summertime.

Thai Chicken and Sugar Snap Peas

submitted by Michelle

(from Kraftfoods.com)

3/4 cup Italian Dressing, divided

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips

2 Tbsp. crunchy peanut butter

2 Tbsp. honey

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper

1 bag (8 oz.) fresh sugar snap peas, rinsed, drained

8 oz. thin spaghetti, cooked, drained

Pour 1/4 cup of the dressing over chicken in medium bowl; toss to coat. Cover. Refrigerate 1 hour to marinate. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
Mix remaining 1/2 cup dressing, peanut butter, honey, soy sauce and crushed red pepper with wire whisk until well blended; set aside.
Cook and stir chicken in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add snap peas; cook and stir an additional 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove skillet from heat. Add dressing mixture and spaghetti; toss lightly. Serve immediately. Or, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Swirl Bars

Made these for Family Home Evening. If you love the combination of chocolate with peanut butter (which I do!!!), then you will LOVE these!!!



Swirl Bars
submitted my Camille
(from family circle)

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1 cup oats
1/4 tsp salt
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup)

Icing:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 Tbsp milk

Heat oven to 350 degree's. Grease a 9x13 inch pan and set aside. In large bowl, beat the butter, sugars, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth.
In second bowl, whisk together flour, oats and salt. On low speed, beat flour mixture unto butter mixture until just combined. Press dough into prepared pan. Evenly sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
To make icing: In medium sized bowl, blend confectioners sugar, peanut butter and milk until smooth. Pour icing over the uncut bars while still warm and swirl chips with icing. Cool completely and cut into 16 bars.

Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies

I found this on Sisters Cafe. I read it off to my hubby and he said "You HAVE to make that!". I wholeheartedly agreed! After making it it wasn't as grand as I thought it would be. But then after sitting in the fridge over night, both Josh and I agreed that it tasted better the next day! And having it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream made it even better! Sorry it isn't a better picture. I didn't think to get one until eating this last piece. :)

Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies

submitted by Michelle

(from Sisters Cafe)

Batter Ingredients:

1 ½ c. sugar

½ c. butter (1 stick) softened

½ c. oil

1 T. vanilla

3 eggs

1 ¼ c. flour

¾ c. cocoa powder

¾ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 c. peanut butter chips (or choc chips)

Filling Ingredients:

1 c. creamy peanut butter

¼ c. vegetable oil

¼ c. sugar

2 T. flour

2 eggs

½ tsp vanilla

Frosting:

2 (1-oz) bars unsweetened or semi-sweet chocolate

3 T. creamy peanut butter

1 ½ c. powdered sugar

¼ c. water

½ tsp vanilla

¼ tsp salt

Directions:

Batter:

Preheat oven to 350 and spray 9x13-inch pan. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add oil and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt - blend well. While beating, gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture – mix well. Fold in chips. Evenly spread ½ batter into pan.

Filling: In a small bowl cream together peanut butter and oil. Add sugar and flour – blend well. Add eggs and vanilla – beat until smooth. Carefully spread filling evenly over batter in pan. Top filling with remaining ½ batter and spread evenly. Gently cut through layers to create marble effect throughout brownies. Bake for 30 minutes – do NOT over bake.

Frosting: While baking, in a medium saucepan, melt chocolate and peanut butter over LOW heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients – mix until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1-3 T. water. Spread frosting over brownies immediately after baking. Cool in pan 2-3 hours before serving.

Peanut Butter Popcorn

This is a recipe from my friend Carrie L. It is so, so, YUMMY! She had made it for a fun girls night/baby shower and I just HAD to get it from her. I knew my family would love it, and I wasn't wrong. They all (including me) gobbled it up! Just don't forget to take the seeds out. I made that mistake. Whoops, and ouch on the teeth.
Peanut Butter Popcorn
submitted by Michelle
(from my friend Carrie L.)

2 bags of microwave popcorn or 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn, popped
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla

Remove seeds from popcorn. Bring sugar and syrup to a boil, and boil for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and add peanut butter. Stir until melted. Add vanilla. Pour over popped corn and mix. Spread on cookie sheets to cool.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Received this delicious recipe from my friend Liza a few years ago!!! These cookies are soooo yummy, and soft and chewy!!! They freeze real well too!! If they last long enough to freeze....which doesn't happen very often in our house!!!



Oatmeal Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
submitted by Camille
from my friend Liza

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups oatmeal (I have used both quick oats and regular oats and both worked fine)

Cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and oatmeal. Stir dry ingredients in with wet ingredients. Drop by tablespoon fulls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. When cooled, fill cookies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese frosting.

Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
8 oz. cream cheese
1 lb powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp peanut butter

Mix all ingredients together.