Winter is for comfort foods. Something to nibble on while reading a book, near the fireplace, under a cozy afghan, curled up sharing your nook with the cat, reading out loud to half open eyes of little children or watching that late night scary movie with the lights all off in the house.
I figured out that I could not repeat the same peanut butter bar cookies from my private school cafeteria. The were smothered in powdered sugar and smooth and gooey to the point of almost being raw...but this fills the cookie jar...well, maybe for 15 minutes with Billy around. I omit the powdered sugar, it didn't need since Billy wolfs it down so quickly...
Preheat oven 350 (325 if using glass pans)
In large bowl, mix with wire whip (Caution: dough will be heavy and stiff, I use a bowl and wooden spoon for the later mixing. But if you have a paddle for your mixer better yet!)
2 Eggs
1 Cup cane sugar
1/2 Cup brown cane sugar
1/2 Cup peanut butter (Jif or your favorite, smooth or nutty)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix well, then add
1-1/2 Cups flour (I use barley flour or all purpose)
2 teaspoons baking powder
Lastly add any other item you want to mix in...such as 1 Cup salted peanuts...candy...!?
Mix well, dough will be stiff.
Place into parchment lined glass pan, 9" square or 11x7x2 rectangle glass pan.
Using clean hands, press evenly spreading the dough to cover the bottom of the pan. At the end I use a spatula and do the final spreading which leaves a impression in the top of the dough..just for fun, not other reason...fingerprings are art too :)!
Bake 30 min. Cool....cut with sharp knife into bars...makes 18 generously sized bars.
Hint: While hot out of the oven, any candy or chips that melt with heat can be pressed into the top layer before the pan cools.
....Enjoy!
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