These bars are so simple. They take about 10 minutes to whip up. They taste like a homemade Reeses!

Peanut Butter Layer Bars

Peanut Butter Layer:

• 2 cups cookies crumbs  finely ground (I use GF gingersnaps)
• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter (or any nut butter)

Chocolate layer:

• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 tbl peanut butter

1. Mix together butter, crumbs, sugar, and peanut butter until blended. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 pan.
2. Pour chips into microwave safe bowl and add the peanut butter. Microwave for 1 minute and stir. Spread over 1st layer and chill for at least 1 hour.

Warning: You will be lucky if these bars last more than a few days. They are very addictive!

Last week Friday my Dad had went into the hospital and it was pretty late when he did. A few tweeters made my night by responding and asking about my Dad! Twitter moves so fast sometimes that it’s so hard to keep track of who is sayinig what! I just want to say a special Thank You to these Tweeters! It meant the world to me!

In case your wondering my Dad is doing great he back home now and in a little pain. My Dad went in and they said he had pancreotitis. They ended up removing his gall bladder and cleaning out the bile duct.

Again Thank You!

This is one of my favorite memes. I love seeing everybody’s questions and answers! This meme is really easy to start click the button to the right and answer the question there. Go back to your blog and make up a question and go back and link up your blog. It’s really that easy and it’s a lot of fun.

My Question for you is: What are your favorite Christmas Cookies?

I have a few favorites. The Ultimate Cashew Cookie is a new favorite in this house. I also like pecan fingers, chocolate chip, and peanut butter kiss cookies.

Here is my recipe for the Ultimate Cashew Cookie. I apologize for no pictures for this one.

Ultimate Cashew Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 stick Crisco Butter Shortening Sticks
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup cashew halves

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375. Beat shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed,  until well blended. Beat in egg. Add flour, salt and baking soda, mixing well. Stir in chocolate chips and cashews.
2. Drop by rounded tablespoon 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Place a cashew half on top of each cookie.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling rack.

I wanted to share with you another Foodie blog this week. This one is called Annie’s Eat’s. I absolutely love this blog. She is really creative when it comes down to cookies.

Let me tell you a little bit about Annie. She is a resident physician who doesn’t have a whole lot of free time. Annie says when she has free time she loves to be in the kitchen baking up treats for friends and family. Annie started blogging in 2007. If you would like to know more about Annie visit her About Me page.

Here are a couple of her blog posts that are just in time for Halloween.

• Halloween Sugar Cookies
• Spider Web Chocolate Fudge Cake
• Pumpkin Pie Bars
• Caramel Apple Cheese Cake Pie

Today I have spent the day baking again. I love it when I get a chance to bake. I like to freeze a lot of what I bake and give some away. The kids will be set when it comes to muffins before the weekend is over.

Tomorrow is going to be another rainy and cold day so I will be in a baking frenzy again. Today I made a very moist Cherry Pie Filling Bread. I added some chocolate chips too it. I tell you it’s the most perfect treat!

Cherry Pie Filling Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 (20 oz) can cherry pie filling
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Beat together eggs oil and vanilla.
2. Sift dry ingredients together and add to egg mixture.
3. Stir in cherry pie filling and nuts by hand.
4. Pour into 2 greasesd loaf pans.
5. Bake at 350 for 50 – 60 minutes.