Bar Cookie and Cookie Recipes from the Front Porch

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Cereal Bars- Kim of KY: From the Idea Exchange
Ingredients:	Directions:
1 C. brown sugar 1 C. corn syrup (either color) 4 C. cereal (corn flakes, special K, etc.) 7oz. Hershey bar or 1/2 pkg choc. chips	Heat syrup and sugar to rolling boil and remove from stove. Stir in cereal. Spoon into well-greased 9x13 glass pan. Melt chocolate in top of double boiler (or carefully in microwave). Spread over cereal mixture. Let cool and then cut into small squares. YUM-M-M!

My mother-in-law makes these all the time for our kids in college because they travel so-o-o well.

Chewy Chocolate Bars- Andi: A Front Porch Chef

Ingredients:

Directions:

Crust:
4 c. rolled oats
3/4 c. dark corn syrup
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2/3 c.butter or margerine, melted
1/2 c. chunky peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Topping:
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 c. chunky peanut butter
1 c. coarsely chopped nuts (your choice)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For crust, combine ingredients in a medium mixing bowl, blending well.
Pat mixture into a lightly greased 13x9x2" pan.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes; cool.
For topping: Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in top of a double boiler over low heat.
Stir in nuts.
Spread topping over crust.
Cover and refrigerate until chocolate is firm.
Store in refrigerator.
Makes about 4 dozen bars.

Another Christmas recipe not low cal at all! .....great make and take for parties, and the kids just love these! -Andi

Quick Ghost Cookies- Paulette: A Front Porch Chef
Ingredients:	Directions:
1 lb. white confectionery coating, cut into chunks or a bag of white chocolate chips 1 package (1 lb.) Nutter Butter peanut butter cookies 1 sm pkg Mini semisweet chocolate chips	In top of double boiler over simmering water, melt confectionery coating, stirring occasionally. Dip cookies into coating, covering completely. Set on waxed paper to cool. Brush ends with a pastry brush dipped in coating where fingers touched cookies. While coating is still warm, place two semisweet chocolate mini-chips on each cookie for eyes.

SINFUL Recipe!!! These are TOO good, and you gotta eat 'em with a fork... they're so gooey!- JoFlo

Walnut-Carmel Brownies- JoFlo: A Front Porch Chef

Ingredients:

Directions:(cont.)

1 (14 oz.) package of caramels
2/3 cup evaporated milk, divided
1 (18.25 oz) package caramel-flavored cake mix (Duncan Hines has a good one)
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups walnut halves or pieces
Directions:
Unwrap caramels, and place in a medium saucepan.
Add 1/3 cup evaporated milk; cook over low heat until caramels melt, stirring often.
Remove from heat, and set aside.
Combine remaining 1/3 cup milk, cake mix, and next 3 ingredients

Stir just until blended.
Spread half of dough into a lightly greased 9" square pan.
(Remaining dough will stiffen as it sits.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.
Pour caramel mixture over brownie layer in pan.
Sprinkle with walnuts.
Divide remaining half of dough into 6 portions.
Shape each portion into a 4" circle.
Place circles over walnuts in pan, overlapping slightly. (Dough will spread during baking.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Cover and chill thoroughly before cutting.
Makes about 15 brownies.