Lauras Chocolate Peanut Butter Dreams Food

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat sugar, peanut butter, and butter or margarine till fluffy. Blend in water, egg, and vanilla.
• Combine oats, flour and baking soda and add to the mixture.
• Shape into balls 1 inch in size. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.
• In a saucepan over low-heat, melt chocolate and shortening, stir until smooth. Take 1/2 teaspoon and spread over each cookie, sprinkle with nuts. Chill until set.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat sugar, peanut butter, and butter or margarine till fluffy. Blend in water, egg, and vanilla.
• Combine oats, flour and baking soda and add to the mixture.
• Shape into balls 1 inch in size. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.
• In a saucepan over low-heat, melt chocolate and shortening, stir until smooth. Take 1/2 teaspoon and spread over each cookie, sprinkle with nuts. Chill until set.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DREAM BARS

Steps:

• 1. Line a 9-x-4-inch loaf pan with wax paper or baking parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the long sides.
• 2. Combine the ground wafers, oats, sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Stir in the butter until everything is evenly moistened. Stir in 1 tablespoon peanut butter until mixture forms large clumps. Transfer mixture to lined loaf pan and press into an even layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla, remaining 3 tablespoons peanut butter and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and beat on medium speed until pale and nearly doubled in volume, about 7 minutes. Transfer to the loaf pan and spread in an even layer over cookie crust. Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
• 4. Spread the chocolate in a thin, even layer over the chilled peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes. When ready to serve, lift bars out of the pan using the wax paper overhang. Cut crosswise into 8 bars and serve cold.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DREAM BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms.
• Spread dough in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or just until set.
• Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Fold in whipped topping and candies.
• Spread over cooled cookie base.
• In small microwavable bowl, beat peanut butter, milk and 2 tablespoons sugar with wire whisk until smooth.
• Microwave uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, to thin for drizzling.
• Drizzle mixture over filling.
• Drizzle with melted chocolate.
• Sprinkle with peanuts.
• Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set.
• For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

LAURA'S CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER DREAMS

Steps:

• 2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate 12 oz of semi-sweet choc. morsels 1/2 t of vanilla 1/4 t of salt 3/4 C of sugar 3/4 C of flour 1 egg 1/2 C of butter 1/2 C of peanut butter Mix sugar and butter and salt in blender until creamy. Add egg and vanilla and blend. Add flour and blend. Melt all chocolate in double boiler and blend into the mix. Fold in peanut butter. Sometimes I let the dough chill a little and this might help keep the cookies from flattening out. Bake in 350 degree oven for 8 1/2 minutes, until firm and beginning to texture on the outside. Don't overbake!