Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

I know... another really long title... But these are totally worth having a long title. Yum...

I made these and after having a couple, I made my husband take them to school for the other teachers to eat because I would have eaten them all!

I really like this recipe... and as far as desserts go, it has really good ingredients in the bottom layer at least... The frosting is pretty much all sugar, but the bottom layer has really "healthy" ingredients.

Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars

1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup Oats
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup white flour
1/2 tsp. soda

In a large bowl, cream together peanut butter, egg, butter and brown sugar until light and whippy.

Add remaining ingredients

Then press into a small cookie sheet.

My cookie sheet is very old and nasty looking so I lined it with heavy duty aluminum foil and sprayed that with cooking spray.

Bake in a preheated oven at 375 for exactly NINE minutes. Trust me... Don't cook them any longer than that. They will still look gooey and soft, but they will set up as they cool. Allow to cool before frosting and cutting into bars.

Whippy Cocoa Fudge Frosting
2 sticks butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate ships until just barely melted. Using an electric mixer/beater, beat in the butter, then slowly add the p. sugar and just enough milk to make the frosting a nice spreadable consistency. Frost cooled bars. Allow frosting to set up for about 30 minutes before cutting.

WARNING: These are so delicious you will not be able to stop at one... Make these only with a plan to give them away or serve them to a group of people...
Consider yourself fairly warned!

Grandma Shaw's Homemade Oreos

Alright... so I'm a fan of dessert.

I like Oreo cookies, but I don't LOVE them like Josh does... but these little babies are fantastic! This is a recipe from Josh's Grandma Shaw who we miss very dearly. Every time I make them I think of what a wonderful woman she was and how I wish I had gotten more time with her (I know we all do!). We love you Grandma Shaw!

This recipe makes TONS and my favorite is to freeze them and eat them frozen. They are so darn good!!

Here's the recipe- Super Simple! My specialty!1 box devil's food chocolate cake mix (or any chocolate cake mix)
3/4 cup shortening (i use butter flavor crisco)
2 eggs

Mix together. If you think its too thick add a TINY bit of water. Mine didn't need any water. Here's what it should look like:Roll out into pretty small balls. I'd say only 1/2 inch thick- really small- Mine still came out bigger than regular oreos. They look a lot bigger in the picture than they actually are. Make them small!Bake at 350 for 4 minutes on the bottom rack and then 4 minutes on the top rack. They won't LOOK done, but I promise, they are. Pull them out and leave them on the cookie sheet for about 2 minutes before moving them to the cooling rack.Spread cream cheese frosting to your hearts content between two cookies (I call mine Triple Stuf Oreos) and enjoy.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe:
4 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp milk
2-3 cups powdered sugar
(I never measure my p. sugar... I just pour and mix until its the right consistency... I think I actually use more than 3 cups...)

Like I said, since this recipe makes SO many, I make them up, freeze them and then I'm able to just pull them out of the freezer. I prefer them frozen... Definitely YUMMY!