AKA Peanut Butter Brownies, these rich blondie-esque dessert bars are almost as peanutty-savory as they are sweet, and they taste exactly like a PayDay candy bar. In addition, they call for few, simple ingredients which makes them an Organizing Dinner favorite.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts

Grease a 9×9″ baking pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Aggressively whisk together first 6 ingredients. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into dough. Pour batter in pan and sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

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Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
1 egg
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 can chocolate fudge frosting
1-1/2 cups shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Combine cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of prepared pan. Melt frosting in microwave safe dish or pan on stove until just melted, not hot. Sprinkle coconut over cake mix in pan, and the pour on frosting, spreading to cover. Bake for 35 minutes or until bubbling.

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Serves 4

• 1/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 1/2 tablespoons rum
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 bananas, sliced
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 yellow butter cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1-1/4 cups water
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Grease a 9×12″ cake pan with the butter. Spread marshmallows in pan. Blend cake mix, oil, eggs, water, and peanut butter until smooth. Pour over marshmallows. Top with chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Let cool and set in pan.

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This cake is moist and delicious, like a perfect cake donut with rich glazed frosting on top.

Ingredients

• 1 white cake mix (with required ingredients, typically eggs and oil)
• 3 squares almond bark
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons butter

Grease and flour a bundt pan, and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare cake mix according to directions. Melt almond bark with butter in double boiler or microwave, and stir in condensed milk and almond exact. Pour half of condensed milk mixture into bundt pan. Top with cake batter, spreading evenly. Bake for approximately 30 minutes, until knife inserted in cake comes out clean. Turn cake out onto cake platter, and while still warm, pour remaining condensed milk mixture over cake. Cool, and then cover until serving.

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This recipe calls for canned whole-berry cranberry sauce, which is an Organizing Dinner “Smart ingredient” that brings potential to your kitchen for many recipes, and is easy to keep on hand. If you happen to have fresh or frozen whole cranberries, great, just double both sugars called for in the recipe.

Ingredients

• Store-bought crust for 2-crust 9-inch pie
• 3 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Heat oven to 425°F (210°C). Place 1 pie crust in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Press firmly against side and bottom.
2. In large bowl, gently mix apples with flour, cinnamon, salt, cranberries and lemon juice.
3. Spoon into pie crust in plate. Drizzle with honey. Top with second crust, and crimp edges of crusts together to seal.
4. Cut slits or shapes in several places in top crust. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cover edge of crust after first 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Cool before serving.

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup peanut butter and milk chocolate chips
2/3 cup fine chopped pecans (optional)
graham crackers & strawberries

Beat cream cheese, butter and peanut butter at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy. Stir in sugars, cocoa and chocolate chips. Cover and chill 2 hours until firm. Form into a heart-shape or ball, press with pecans, and serve with graham crackers and strawberries.

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Peppermint Freezer Cheesecake

Make today, and freeze until you eat.

Ingredients

• 2 cups chocolate wafer cookies
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup crushed Peppermint candy
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon Peppermint extract
• 2 cups whipped cream
• red food coloring (optional)

Combine cookie crumbs and sugar. Add butter and mix well. Line a 9-inch cake or springform pan with foil. Press crumbs firmly on bottom and halfway up sides of pan. Chill.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, condensed milk and extract until smooth. Add food coloring one drop at a time, and continue to blend until pink. Fold in whipped cream and one half peppermint candies. Pour filling into pan. Top with remaining peppermint candies.

Cover tightly and freeze.

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If you happened to stash away some of your kids’ leftover Halloween chocolate bars, this is a great way to use up the excess. These cookies also freeze well.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups quick cook oats
• 1 egg
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 4 cups chopped candy bars (any combination of chocolate bars will work… wafer, nougat, caramel, etc.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, combine butter and peanut butter. Stir in brown sugar and baking soda, and then flour, oats, and egg, mixing well.  Place firmly in a 15 x 10 x 2 inch baking pan, Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Spread condensed milk over crust. Sprinkle with candy bars and bake for 20 minutes more. Cool and cut into squares.

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