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EVERYTHING-BUT-THE-KITCHEN SINK BAR COOKIES

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1 (18 oz) package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
1 (7 oz) jar of marshmallow creme
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups corn chex
1/2 cup plain m&m’s

preheat oven to 350°.

grease a 13″x9″x2″ baking pan.

press dough into prepared pan.

bake 13 minutes.

remove from oven.

drop teaspoonfuls of marshmallow creme and peanut butter over hot cookie base.

bake 1 minute.

carefully spread marshmallow creme and peanut butter over cookie base.

sprinkle with cereal and m&m’s.

bake 7 minutes.

cool completely in pan on wire rack.

cut into bars.

NUTELLA BROWNIES

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2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup nutella

preheat oven to 350°. grease and flour an 8″x8″ baking dish._

melt butter and 1 1/2 cups of bittersweet chocolate chips in a pan over low heat. once melted, remove from heat and allow to cool, about 10-15 minutes. (if you don’t allow to cool, your brownies will be cakey instead of chewy.)

in a bowl, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla together. in another bowl, mix flour and salt.

once the chocolate has cooled, mix it into the egg mixture. slowly add flour mixture and mix until combined. fold in remaining chocolate chips and nutella. batter will be thick.

spread brownie mix into baking dish. bake for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs on it. allow to cool before cutting.

OREO BALLS

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8 ounces softened cream cheese OR whipped cream cheese
1 (18 oz) package oreo cookies, crushed
2 cups semisweet OR milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

mix cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy. add the crushed oreos and beat on high speed until well mixed. chill for at least 2 hours in the freezer.

roll oreo cookie mixture into 1″ balls.

next, melt the chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler or in the microwave.

dip the oreo balls completely into the melted chocolate using tongs or a toothpick.

put on wax paper. after the oreo balls harden, keep them in the refrigerator.

make about 3 or 4 dozen oreo balls, depending on the size

PUPPY CHOW

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1/2 cup butter OR margarine
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups milk chocolate chips (or semisweet if you prefer)
1 (17.5 oz) box crispix
1 pound confectioners sugar

melt the peanut butter with the butter or margarine and the chocolate chips. pour over the cereal and toss until well coated.

place the coated cereal in a large paper bag then add the confectioners sugar. fold down the top of the bag and shake to coat.

NO BAKE BARS

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4 cups cheerios
2 cups rice krispies
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
2 cups m&m’s
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

in a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. in a saucepan, bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil, stirring frequently. remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla. pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat evenly. spread into a greased 15″x10″x1″ baking dish. cool. cut into 3″x3″ bars.

15 bars