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First playoff win in 15 years celebration bars

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These are quite a concoction to honor the Sabres first playoff win in 15 years in our first playoff game in 15 years.  I wondered how nervous I would be, as I would be working in studio for Sunday night baseball on espn radio.  The answer – very.  I was extremely antsy, much like for Bills playoff games.  And for 52 minutes, I did not take a breath.  We were down 2-nothing, scored 4 unanswered goals and beat Boston 4-3 in game one.  What i loved seeing is all the videos of people inside Key Bank Center and at various places indoors and outdoors, watching.   It was just awesome.  i am not sure how far this sabres team will go, but it just feels different.

Because it was such an impressive comeback win, these treats are a doozy- chocolate chip cookie layer on the bottom, a layer of oreos, a layer of brownies, and pieces of mini hershey bars pressed into the bars immediately after taking them out of the oven.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And firmly packed brown sugar into your measuring cup.  And, preheat your oven before baking.

  • Chocolate chip cookie layer
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 yolk
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 9×13 pan with baking spray.   Place parchment paper on top of sprayed pan.  Set aside.   In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add egg, yolk and vanilla.  Blend in flour.   Mix in chips.  Gently press into prepared pan.

Top with a layer of oreos.

  • Brownie ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

Directions – in a microwave safe bowl, melt butter and chips in 45 second increments until you can stir melted.   Add sugar and eggs.  Blend in flour and cocoa.   Drop by large spoonfuls on top of oreo layer and spread evenly.

Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.

Gently press Press pieces of hershey bars on top. 

Cool completely.    Store in covered container.

Milk  chocolate chip chocolate banana bars

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I have not made any banana flavored treat in quite some time.  So today, I decided to make chocolate banana bars with milk chocolate chips and brown butter frosting.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 9×13 pan with baking spray and set aside.  In a bowl, blend bananas and melted butter.  Mix in sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients then milk.  Fold in chips.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs).  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbs milk

Directions – in a pan, cook butter over low-medium heat until browned, like below.  

In a bowl, combine  browned butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.  Frost cooled bars. 

Cut and store in covered container.

Blondies with chocolate chips

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These are a request from my goddaughter Sara.  Blondies with chocolate chips.  She has the same taste in treats that rob does – chocolate chip cookies, blondies and brownies.

Remember to scoop your flour from your  bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tbs water
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.  In a bowl, mix oil, brown sugar and sugar.   Add eggs, vanilla and water.  Fold in dry ingredients.   Mix in 1 cup chips. Evenly spread dough into pan.   Sprinkle remaining chips on top and gently press down.  Bake 18 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container

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Frosted chocolate sugar cookie bars

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These were a request from one of my goddaughter, Lyndsey.  A chocolate sugar cookie dough, with chocolate chips, in bar form and frosted with vanilla frosting.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup.  Same goes for the powdered sugar.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbs water
  • 1 tsp chocolate extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, water and extract.  Mix in dry ingredients, then chips.  For this next step, I moistened my hands.   Evely press dough into prepared pan.  Bake 18 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting list
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Milk

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar.  Add vanilla and enough milk to get the consistency you want.  Frost bars.  Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Frosted oatmeal cookie bars

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I didn’t have time to make oatmeal cookies, so I made them in bar form.   And I frosted them with a simple vanilla frosting.  Perfect for Sabres game day and our ESPN Radio broadcast of the Big 12 title game tonight.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups quick oats
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups flour

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 10×15 pan with tin foil and spray with pam. Set aside. In a bowl, mix butter and brown sugar.  Add molasses and vanilla.  Mix in eggs.  Stir in remaining ingredients.   Evenly press into prepared pan (I moistened my hands with water to do this).  Bake 20 to 24 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar
  • Heavy cream or milk (enough to get the consistency you want)
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions- combine ingredients in a bowl.  Frost bars.

Cut and store in covered container

Thanks for stopping by.

Go Sabres!

Black cocoa sugar cookie bars

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Instead of brownies, I thought I would make chocolate sugar cookie bars with black cocoa.  And topped with ganache (a fancy word for melted chocolate and heavy cream). 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount (same for the black cocoa).  And preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp chocolate extract (or vanilla)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup black cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions- preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and extract.  Blend in dry ingredients,  slowly.   Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 22 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely.

  • Ganache ingredients
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions- in a microwave safe bowl, heat cream 2 minutes.  Add chocolate chips.  Let sit 3 minutes.  Stir smooth.   Let sit 10 minutes, then frost bars. 

Cut and store in covered container..

Peanut butter cookie mix /cake mix bars with Reese’s hearts

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I need to use up my Reese’s hearts so I can buy the Reese’s eggs, so I decided to use a peanut butter cookie mix,

a yellow cake mix,

some eggs, melted butter and one cup peanut butter.  Tossed in about 20  of these and made bars.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 peanut butter cookie mix
  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • Reese’s hearts, chopped into large pieces

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a bowl, mix cake and cookie mixes together.  Add eggs and melted butter.  Blend in peanut butter.  Mix in Reese’s hearts.   Evenly spread into prepared pan.   Gently press extra Reese’s hearts on top. 

Bake 19 to 24 minutes (edges will be golden).  Cool completely.   Cut into squares and store in covered container.

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Milk chocolate chip bars

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A simple mid-week treat to help heat up the house on another frigid morning – milk chocolate chip bars. I used milk chocolate, but you can use whatever flavor chips you want. 

I also had some finely ground macadamia nuts i wanted to use up, so I threw them in as well. 

These come together quickly.   Bake in 20 to 22 minutes.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Firmly packed your brown sugar into your measuring cup, and preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1 /2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely ground (opt)

Directions- preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.  In a bowl, combine oil, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.   Stir in 1 cups chips.  Evenly press into prepared pan. 

Sprinkle remaining chips on top and gently press down into dough. 

Bake 18 to 22 minutes, no longer (edges will be lightly golden).  

Cool completely.   Cut.  Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by!  Go Sabres!

Frosted Snowball bars

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Another frigid day, so another baking day for me.  Instead of making snowball or mini chip snowball cookies, I opted for bar form.   One half contains mini chocolate chips, the other side is plain.  And I frosted them. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount (same goes for the powdered sugar).  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line and 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and powdered sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/2 of dough and evenly spread into one  side of the prepared pan.  Add mini chips to rest of dough.   Spread evenly into other side of pan.

Bake 25 minutes, no longer.  Remove from oven and sprinkle powdered sugar on top.  Cool completely.    I then frosted them with vanilla frosting.  

Store in covered container.

Frosted Sugar cookies bars

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Instead of making cutout cookies, I opted for sugar cookie bars.    The recipe is easy, it makes thick bars, with the texture of a fudgy brownie. A simple vanilla frosting, with unicorn graffiti sprinkles in the bars and on top of the frosting.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   Also, preheat your oven before baking. 

  • Bars ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • Unicorn graffiti

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in flour and salt.   Stir in unicorn graffiti.   Even spread into prepared pan.   Bake 15 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1,/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 4 tbs milk

In a bowl, cream butter and vanilla.  Blend in powdered sugar.   Add enough milk to get the consistency you want.  Sprinkle unicorn graffiti on top.  

Store in covered container.  Thanks so much for stopping by.