I have an amazing 13 year old daughter. She keeps me very busy with her endless sports, friends and activities but she is just a memorable person to be around. I love to watch her talk, at 100 mph, about all of the above topics and it always brings a smile to my face. Since she is my oldest, deep down, I am terrified as I watch her grow into a gorgeous young lady and need me less each day but yet, it is thrilling to see it happen at the same time. Parenting is so weird that way!
She has inherited my love of baking and this summer especially, has enjoyed experimenting in the kitchen. Â One of her favorites is a no-bake cookie so when I saw this recipe on a blog I subscribe to, I knew it was perfect for her. Â We made them together this afternoon and they were really great. Â The only debate tonight at the dinner table was whether or not to add more of the oat mixture next time. Â Half thought they were perfect as is, and the other felt they needed more in the top and bottom crust. Â I was included in the latter group. Â Next try at these, I will make a recipe and a half of just the oat mixture and keep the chocolate and peanut butter portion the same.
Grease a 9×9 square pan. Melt butter in medium sauce pan and stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Mix in the oats and cook over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
Press half the mixture into the bottom of the pan.
Place chocolate chips and peanut butter into a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Mix together until smooth. Pour over oats in the pan and smooth out.
Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer and press gently. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. If they are hard to cut when serving, just allow them to sit for a few minutes until the chocolate layers warms up slightly.
Author:Carole Jones
Nutrition
Serving Size:1/16th
Calories:276
Sugar:17g
Sodium:42mg
Fat:20g
Saturated Fat:9g
Unsaturated Fat:2g
Trans Fat:0g
Carbohydrates:25g
Fiber:3g
Protein:3g
Cholesterol:20mg
Carole Jones
Carole Jones is an Arizona-based cookbook author & food blogger. She's authored The 30 Minute Cooking From Frozen Cookbook and the self-published Take 5: Chicken e-cookbook. For the past 15 years, Carole has shared her culinary adventures cooking and baking for her six brutally honest children here on My Kitchen Escapades. Hot, crusty bread is Carole's love language, but her two adorable grandchildren are a close second. Yes, second. Don't judge.
2 comments
bakingblonde
18 years ago
OOH, those look yummy! It looks like you used Old Fashioned instead of Quick cooking oats. Maybe that is why you don’t have as much topping mixture. They aren’t cut as small so you get less oats per cup. Either way I bet they were tastey!!
It is great that you and your daughter spend time together preparing yummy treats, what a great bonding time!
Jeff and Cara
18 years ago
These sound almost as delicious as your peanut butter chocolate cake!!! I wanted you to know we have lots of pictures of the baby up on picasa the web address is https://picasaweb.google.com/cara5386
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2 comments
OOH, those look yummy! It looks like you used Old Fashioned instead of Quick cooking oats. Maybe that is why you don’t have as much topping mixture. They aren’t cut as small so you get less oats per cup.
Either way I bet they were tastey!!
It is great that you and your daughter spend time together preparing yummy treats, what a great bonding time!
These sound almost as delicious as your peanut butter chocolate cake!!! I wanted you to know we have lots of pictures of the baby up on picasa the web address is
https://picasaweb.google.com/cara5386