Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

I saw a recipe for a chocolate peanut butter cake in a magazine and it inspired me to make it.  I put my own spin on the decorating and love how it turned out!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Directions:
Cake
Use a boxed chocolate mix and prepared as per directions on box.  Pour batter into two 8" round pans.

Icing
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
3 cups icing sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Chocolate syrup (prepackaged squeeze pouch works best)

Beat butter until fluffy with an electric mixer.  Add peanut butter and beat till incorporated.  Add icing sugar 1 cup at a time, beating after each addition.  Add vanilla.

Spread frosting between cake layers and ice top and sides of cake.  Pour chocolate syrup around the edge of the cake allowing it to drip down the sides.  Decorate top of cake as desired.  I put dollops of icing around the top of the cake and in the middle and then decorated with chopped peanut butter cups.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe has been around for a while.  It is a quick, easy way to make peanut butter cookies and they are oh so good!  They actually melt in your mouth, they are that good! 

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1 egg

Directions:

1.  Combine peanut butter and sugar.

2.  Add egg and mix well.

3.  Roll dough into balls (about 1 tbsp. dough each).

4.  Make criss cross pattern with fork.

5.  Bake at 325F for 18 minutes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love a good cookie and this is the perfect combination of peanut butter and chocolate.  They are mild tasting, peanut butter wise but perfect for when I don't have a lot of peanut butter on hand.  This recipe is easy to make and contains ingredients you would normally have in a pantry anyway.  I love recipes like that! 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
6 tbsps. butter, softened or margarine
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions
1.  Cream butter/margarine, peanut butter, and sugars.
2.  Add egg and vanilla.  Mix well.
3.  Combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Gradually add to creamed mixture.
4.  Stir in chocolate chips.
5.  Drop by tablespoons onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
6.  Bake at 350F for 11-13 minutes.

Monster Cookies

I love making cookies and these monster cookies have become a favourite.  They make a large cookie, so you don't need to eat as many cookies, right?  In my household it doesn't matter if the cookie is large or small, they get eaten at the same rate!

Monster Cookies

3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup m&m's

Directions
1.  In a bowl combine the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and white sugar.
2.  Add eggs and vanilla.
3.  Stir in quick cooking oats and baking soda.
4.  Add chocolate chips and m&m's.
5.  Drop by heaping tablespoons onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
6.  Bake at 350F for 10-13 minutes.

Butterscotch Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

I love making and eating cookies!  They are a quick way to satisfy a sweet tooth.  I put my creativity to use and modified my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe to make these butterscotch peanut butter chip cookies.

Ingredients:
1 cup margarine (or butter)
1 1/4 cups lightly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 package of instant Butterscotch pudding mix (I used a 113g package)
1 1/3 cups peanut butter chips

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350F.
2.  In a bowl mix together the margarine and brown sugar.
3.  Add egg and vanilla.
4.  Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and butterscotch pudding mix.
5.  Mix in peanut butter chips.
6.  Scoop dough onto cookie sheets.  (I ever so slightly flatten the tops before baking).
7.  Bake for approx. 10 minutes.

Peanut Butter White Chocolate Fudge Bars

These bars make a nice treat.  They use a boxed cake mix which helps to cut down on prep time.  They are sweet and rich!    

Ingredients:

1 box chocolate cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Chocolate Fudge cake mix, 515g)

1 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter

10 tbsp. margarine or butter, melted

2 eggs

1 can sweetened condensed milk (300 ml)

1 3/4 cups white chocolate chips

Directions:
1.  In a bowl combine cake mix, peanut butter, margarine and eggs.
2.  Set aside 1 1/2 cups of this batter.
3.  Spread remaining batter into an ungreased 9" x 13" pan.  Spread batter partially up sides of pan as well.
4.  For filling, combine condensed milk and white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt mixture in microwave for about 1 minute.  Stir until smooth.
5.  Pour filling over crust.
6.  Drop remaining reserved batter mixture on top of filling.
7.  Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge Bars

These bars are simple to make using a boxed cake mix.  They are rich and satisfy a sweet tooth!

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix (I used Duncan Hines, 515g)

1 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter

10 tbsp. margarine or butter, melted

2 eggs

1 can sweetened condensed milk (300 ml)

1 3/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1.  In a bowl combine cake mix, peanut butter, margarine and eggs.
2.  Set aside 1 1/2 cups of this batter.
3.  Spread remaining batter into an ungreased 9" x 13" pan.  Spread batter partially up sides of pan as well.
4.  For filling, combine condensed milk and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt mixture in microwave for about 1 minute.  Stir until smooth.
5.  Pour filling over crust.
6.  Drop remaining reserved batter mixture on top of filling.
7.  Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.