If you’re looking for a super easy, super delicious, super sinful dessert, look no further! These no bake peanut butter bars are insanely delicious and so easy to make (no oven required!) They make a decent amount, perfect for summer parties, delivering to the neighbors, or eating for a midnight snack. 😉 I won’t tell you how many I ate on this last batch, they’re just that good!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup + 3 tablespoons peanut butter
1 1/2-2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:
Line 9×13 pan with tinfoil or wax paper. Mix together melted butter, graham crackers, powdered sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter in a bowl. Add mixture to the lined pan and spread evenly on bottom. Melt chocoalte chips and remaining peanut butter in microwave. (Be sure to only warm in 15-30 second increments and stir in between!) I prefer mine to have a little more chocolate, so I like using 2 cups of chocolate chips. Spread melted chocoalte over peanut mixture in the pan. Place in fridge for 1-2 hours. To cut, take the mixture and liner out of the pan for easy cutting!

*I prefer to keep these in the fridge so the chocolate doesn’t melt or get too soft when sitting out!

 
#487: Stop hand mixing everything and invest in a grown up mixer already. 🙂

For the past almost four years (four!), Brian and I have spent a lot of time experimenting in the kitchen. I love to bake, so we’ve tried out countless recipes of cookies, breads, rolls, doughs, you name it. And for those past four years, we have been mixing everything with our tiny, wimpy hand mixer. You know, the one that sounds like it’s going to die if you add more than one cup of flour. Which has resulted in lots of stirring ourselves, and don’t get me started on kneading bread. Arm workout!

So, we made a very adult like decision and invested in this beauty:
 

 
Introducing the newest member of our family: Bosch Zurcher. Ellie could have cared less, but you would have thought it was Christmas for Brian and I! (And look at those sunburns, we’re not quite used to the southern Utah sun 😉 This baby came slightly used and significantly cheaper (thanks for finding us the good deal, Mom!) and we are in heaven. No more kneading dough by hand! No more mixing by hand! Sweet hallelujahs!
 

 
Of course, we enlisted my mom’s help to teach us her mixing ways (we knew nothing when it came to working this delightful machine!) so cinnamon rolls we begun. And my mom’s recipe of cinnamon rolls, heavenly! I haven’t had them in years and they were just as delicious as I remember. Turns out, our daughter has a slight addiction to these things (and so do we!) Recipe below.
      

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
1 1/4 Cups Warm Water
2 Tbsp Yeast
1/2 Cup Oil
2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
5 Cups Flour

Cinnamon Sugar
Brown Sugar
Butter

Instructions:
Mix together water, yeast, oil, salt, sugar, and eggs. Add flour, one cup at a time, until dough pulls from the side of the bowl but it’s not too stiff. Let rise in a bowl until doubled. Punch down and roll into a long rectangle. Spread with softened butter and sprinkle generous amounts of cinnamon sugar and brown sugar. Roll into a long tube and slice into even rolls with a serrated knife. Place on greased cookie sheet and let rise. (We let ours rise about 10-20 minutes more) Bake at 375 for 9-11 minutes. Frost with favorite frosting or glaze.