Peanut Butter Mounds Food

MOUNDS BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter or margarine. Mix and pat into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
• Combine the condensed milk and flaked coconut. Spread over the crust and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
• Spread the melted chocolate chips over the top. Let cool and cut into squares.
• I usually sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top and put back into the warm oven for a minute or so and then spread it over the bars with a butter knife.
• Sometimes when you cut the bars after the chocolate hardens,the squares don't come out very uniform. Try taking a butter knife while the chocolate is still warm and run it over the bars in the sizes you want, so that when the chocolate does harden the pieces come out better.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOON PIES

Steps:

• In a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter until creamy. Add the brown sugar and beat at medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and the 1 whole egg. Add the 2 1/4 cups of flour and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and beat until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough into 2 mounds and transfer to 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Pat each mound of dough into a 1/3-inch-thick square, wrap and refrigerate until firm, 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with 1 square at a time, on a floured work surface, roll the dough out to a 13-inch square, 1/8 inch thick. Using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, stamp out rounds and arrange them 1/2 inch apart on the baking sheets; repeat with the second square of dough. Gather the scraps and refrigerate until firm. Reroll and cut out more rounds, using the scraps only once. Refrigerate the cookies just until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Bake the cookies in the upper and middle thirds of the oven for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned, shifting the pans halfway through baking. Let cool slightly, then carefully invert the cookies onto racks and let cool completely.
• Spread the melted chocolate on half of the cookies and the peanut butter on the other half. Allow the chocolate to set.
• In a small saucepan, boil the corn syrup over high heat without stirring until it registers 230° to 235° (thread ball) on a candy thermometer. Meanwhile, in a clean standing mixer fitted with the whisk, beat the 2 egg whites with the cream of tartar and a pinch of salt until firm peaks form. Slowly drizzle in the hot corn syrup and beat at high speed until glossy, about 2 minutes. At medium-low speed, beat in the remaining 2 teaspoons of vanilla and the 1 cup of confectioners' sugar.
• Transfer the marshmallow to a pastry bag with a plain 1/2-inch tip or a large zippered plastic bag with the corner snipped off. Pipe 1 1/2-tablespoon mounds of the marshmallow onto the chocolate-covered cookies. Top with the peanut butter-covered cookies and press lightly to spread the marshmallow to the edges. Let the moon pies stand in an airtight container for 2 hours (they will soften slightly) before dusting with confectioners' sugar, cocoa and cinnamon and serving.

SUSIE'S MOUNDS BARS

Steps:

• Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter, spread evenly into the bottom of a 13x9 pan; bake 8-10 minutes at 350°F.
• Combine coconut and condensed milk.
• Spread on top of graham cracker layer ( It's easier to spread if you use your pinkies).
• Bake 12-15 minutes at 350°F.
• While coconut mixture is baking, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a heavy pan.
• Pour melted chips on top of baked coconut/graham cracker mixture; dust top lightly with finely ground graham cracker crumbs.
• Refrigerate until bars are hardened. Let sit at room temperature for awhile then you can cut into small pieces.
• Warning, this is not WW friendly! LOL.

PEANUT BUTTER/MOUNDS CANDY

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, and vanilla. Divide the batter in half and place each half of the batter in a bowl of it's own. Stir peanut butter into one bowl of batter and the coconut into the other.
• Using your hands mold the dough into a ball or squars ( or mold of you choice ) and arrange on a baking sheet. Place in the freezer until harden.
• When the candy has set, melt the chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler. Dip the candy into the chocolate until covered. Place the candy on waxed paper and return to the freezer to harden. After the chocolate has hardened the candy can be kept in the refrigerator until used.