Orange Zested Cranberry White Chocolate Bliss Bars

I absolutely LOVED these bars. I ate SO many of them...and I don't want to know how many calories they have. Of course, the recipe is from Mel's Kitchen Cafe, I LOVE everything I've ever tried from her blog. I basically just followed her recipe, so you can find it HERE or on my Pinterest HERE.

Sugar Cookie Bars

Found these on Pinterest too.....they are from Mel's Kitchen Cafe, which I LOVE...I get lots of new recipes from her website.

SUGAR COOKIE BARS

These are AMAZING! and Super Easy. Find the recipe HERE.

Sugar Cookie Bars

YIELD: MAKES 9X13-INCH PAN OF BARS

INGREDIENTS

Bars:
• 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened to cool room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest (optional)
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting:
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk or cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Sprinkles (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the lemon zest, flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined.
3. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Press and/or spread the sugar cookie mixture gently into an even layer into the bottom of the pan.
4. Bake for 10-13 minutes. Don't overbake! The bars shouldn't have any color around the edges and barely be set in the middle. Let the bars cool completely before frosting.
5. For the frosting, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until smooth (if the mixture has trouble coming together, add a drop or two of milk). Add in the vanilla and mix. Add the milk or cream and mix until the frosting is light and fluffy. Add food coloring, if desired.

Recipe Source: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars

Found these on Pinterest....they are DELICIOUS!!!!

I found the recipe HERE.

Ingredients

1	cup melted butter
1	cup brown sugar (I used Dark brown sugar)
1	teaspoon baking soda
2¼	cups Quick Cooking oatmeal (NOT instant)
1½	cups flour
1	teaspoon salt
½	cup peanut butter (I used creamy)
1	can sweetened condensed milk
1	King size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup candy bars, roughly chopped
1	cup Milk Chocolate Chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray lighlty with PAM.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together melted butter, sugar, soda, oatmeal, flour & salt until it’s crumbly.
Set aside about 1 cup or a little more.
Press the rest of the crust into prepared pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes.
While crust is cooking, in a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk.
Once crust has baked, evenly pour and spread peanut butter filling over the baked crust.Be gentle so you don’t pull up the warm crust while you spread the filling.
Evenly sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top of the peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk mixture. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, remove from oven and sprinkle the chopped candy bars and chocolate chips evenly over the top. Return to oven to bake for another 5-10 minutes or until topping is light golden brown and candy bars/chips are melting.
Allow to cool to make cutting and serving easier.

Oatmeal Strawberry Bars

These bars are AMAZING!! Seriously, one of the best things I've ever made....but then again I LOVE oatmeal. {I've already made them twice since Christmas and they are good warm or cold. Especially with cool whip or vanilla ice cream, not that I've tried it or anything! :)}

Oatmeal Strawberry Bars {they are really good with raspberry too}
from: The Pioneer Woman

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 sticks salted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing pan
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• One 10 to 12-ounce jar strawberry preserves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.

Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares. 

Peanut Butter Fingers

These are sooooo yummy!

Peanut Butter Fingers

Cream together:
3/4 C Butter
3/4 C Brown Sugar
3/4 C Sugar
3/4 C Peanut Butter
3/4 tsp baking soda
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Add:
1 1/2 C Flour
1 1/2 C Oatmeal

Spread on large cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool for a couple minutes. Spread Peanut Butter on while warm, but not hot.

Ice with Chocolate icing.

Enjoy!

Banana Chip Bars

3/4 c Margarine (softened)

2/3 c Sugar

2/3 c Brown sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

2 Bananas, mashed

1 Egg

2 c Flour

2 tsp Baking powder

½ tsp Salt

1 c Chocolate chips (I usually add extra just for good measure!)

Cream margarine and sugars; add egg and vanilla. Stir in other ingredients except the chips. Mix well, then add the chips. Place mixture in a greased 9x13 pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees.

Yummy!!