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Chocolate Peanut Butter 7 Layer Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter 7 Layer Bars are a gooey dessert with layer upon layer of both flavors melded into one delicious bar. They are quick and easy treat, sure to please a crowd. 

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I love seven layer bars. One of my first posts on this blog, was these Seven Layer Bars. They are always a yummy, versatile treat that you can really make any way you want. While I love the regular seven layer bars, I also enjoy experimenting with different kinds. As always, chocolate and peanut butter are my most favorite flavor combination, therefore I found it fitting to put them into a seven layer bar. Chocolate Peanut Butter 7 Layer Bars were created from these notions. 

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Chocolate Peanut Butter 7 Layer Bars are like a marriage of chocolate and peanut butter. The two flavors become one as they melt and mold together in the oven, creating a delicious bar. One of my favorite things about various versions of 7 layer bars or magic bars, whatever you like to call them, since they are basically the same thing, are their ooey-gooeyness. I love ooey-gooey. 

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I also love Oreo’s, butter, chocolate, peanut butter chips, peanut butter, Reese’s, and sweetened condensed milk…so basically everything in these bars!

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Really though, what’s not to love? 

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Seven Layer Bars
Serves 16
Chocolate Peanut Butter 7 Layer Bars are a gooey dessert with layer upon layer of both flavors melded into one delicious bar.
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Ingredients
  1. 1 package (14.3 oz) Oreo's (regular or peanut butter)
  2. 1/2 cup butter, melted
  3. 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  4. 1 cup peanut butter chips
  5. 8 full size Reese's, chopped
  6. *1 cup peanuts (Optional)
  7. 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  8. 3/4 cup peanut butter
  9. 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Finely process the Oreo cookies. Mix the cookie crumbs in a medium size bowl with the melted butter until well combined. Press into a greased 9x13 inch pan to form the crust.
  2. Layer the milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, Reese's, followed by the peanuts (if using) over the crust.
  3. In a small microwaveable bowl, microwave the peanut butter until melted, this should take around 60 seconds. Add half of the can of sweetened condensed milk to the melted peanut butter and mix until smooth. No need to measure out the sweetened condensed milk into exact halves, just eyeball it. Place the remaining sweetened condensed milk in a small bowl and mix with the cocoa powder until smooth.
  4. Pour the peanut butter/sweetened condensed milk mixture over top of the bars, followed by the cocoa/sweetened condensed milk mixture. Bake about 25-28 minutes. Let cool at least fifteen minutes before cutting.
Notes
  1. *I don't like nuts in my bars, but if you do, I'm sure you would love them added to these bars! Technically, they aren't seven layer bars without the nuts :). I used some toffee bits instead of nuts, but I would prefer them without toffee...or nuts :).
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No-Bake

Oreo Crack Squares

Oreo Crack Squares are a dreamy mixture of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and peanut butter. Oh my! Oreo’s chunks are also incorporated into the candy, adding a satisfying crunch and complimentary flavor. 

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One of the best confectionery parts of the Christmas season is homemade candy. Making it, giving it, and receiving it, I love it all! Each December I only wish there were more time to test out recipes, but I try out as many as I can with the time I am allotted.

Oreo Crack Squares were one of the treats I was able to test out this year. They just may be a new favorite! You can never go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter, but add white chocolate and Oreo’s to the mix and you have yourself candy perfection. 

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Christmas is well on it’s way! Every December, I find myself wondering where the month has gone. I am definitely thinking the same thing today. Time is something that can be difficult to find this time of year. There is always a Christmas party, shopping, family gathering or other commitments that tend to load up the month. 

I love all of these festivities special to this time of year, but also believe we can easily spread ourselves so thin we forget to enjoy the season and reflect on it’s true significance and meaning. With that in mind, as I search for recipe ideas, I usually revert to the ones that are simple and take the least amount of time. Oreo Crack Squares are just that. They are easy as can be and ready in a time crunch. 

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Last Friday, as I prepared some Christmas goodies, including these bad boys, I teetered back and forth on which candy to make. Oreo Crack Squares won out, because I thought they would be delicious and especially because I knew they would be quick to whip up!

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Oreo Crack Squares from butterloveandcowboys.com

Oreo Crack Squares from butterloveandcowboys.com

I sincerely hope you all have the Merriest of Christmases. Find the time to do what matters most to you. You won’t regret it. I love this season and all that it means for each and every one of us.

Oreo Crack Squares
Oreo Crack Squares are a dreamy mixture of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and peanut butter. Oreo's chunks are also incorporated into the candy, adding a satisfying crunch and complimentary flavor. 
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Ingredients
  1. 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  2. 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  3. 2 cups white chocolate chips
  4. 1 cup peanut butter
  5. 24 Oreo's, coarsely chunked
Instructions
  1. 1. Line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper. Place milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and peanut butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave in increments of 60 seconds on a power level of 50-60% until fully melted. Stir in between each increment.
  2. 2. Coarsely crush the Oreo's. Place them in a gallon Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Do not crush too much, the larger chunks add a lot of texture to the squares. Reserve about 1/3 cup of crushed Oreo's for the topping, particularly the finer bits.
  3. 3. Stir Oreo chunks into the chocolate/peanut butter mixture. Pour into the parchment lined pan and refrigerate until firm. To hasten this process, place in the freezer for about thirty minutes. Cut into small squares. Enjoy!
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No-Bake

No-Bake Reese’s Cups

No-Bake Reese’s Cups start with Oreo chunks piled beneath a rich and creamy peanut butter layer. To finish off, extra pieces of Reese’s and chocolate top this decadent dessert. As always, no-bake anything is what keeps me sane in my hot kitchen this time of year!

Last week, the youngest cowboy in My Cowboy’s family got hitched! His pretty little lady asked me to do the desserts for the reception. Happily, I accepted! I brooded for months about what to make. This Cowboy and his bride are both local, so I knew it would be a well-attended reception and it sure was. Therefore, whatever I decided on, I wanted it to be good! I tested, created, improved, and recreated recipes for months. 

My Cowboy quickly became a beneficiary of the project. 

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As time went on, I caught wind of how many people they were planning on for the reception, and knowing it was a summer wedding, I decided no-bake treats for the win. As I pinterest-ed  (ya, it’s totally a thing) wedding dessert ideas, I saw many cute pins with no-bake cups. No-bake, single serve, and cute- perfect for a wedding! 

Before my list of flavors even began, I knew without a doubt, Reese’s Cups would have it’s place at this celebration. Reese’s and peanut butter just aren’t even a question with me. I also knew I wanted varied flavors, with the hopes that everybody could find a flavor they like and have a perfectly, happily satisfied sweet tooth. 

My test kitchen eventually produced what I shall call the final four. The other three recipes will be coming at you soon. Unsurprisingly, Reese’s Cups proved My Cowboy’s and I’s favorite! 

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The evening of the reception, as we packed and carried the hundreds of dessert cups, my little heart felt so satisfied. You know the feeling of taking pride in your work? I’m not talking about about an excessive ego that feels YOU are the only one who can do things and do them right, but that feeling of knowing your hard labors produced results you are pleased with. Over the months of testing, I became very proud of all the recipes I produced and to see them all done, to know they were tasty, and know the were enjoyed at the wedding made my night. 

Now, treat yourself to these Reese’s Cups this weekend! I worked hard to provide you with this recipe :D.

No-Bake Reese's Cups
Serves 8
No-Bake Reese's Cups start with Oreo chunks piled beneath a rich and creamy peanut butter layer. To finish off, extra pieces of Reese's and chocolate top this decadent dessert.
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Ingredients
  1. 16-20 Oreo's, in chunks
  2. 8 oz cream cheese
  3. 1 cup peanut butter
  4. 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  5. 8 oz Cool Whip
  6. 6 Reese's, chopped
  7. Chocolate Syrup, for drizzling
Instructions
  1. Place chunked Oreo's in the bottom of 8 5 oz cups. I probably filled them about an inch high with the Oreo's. I used 5 oz plastic cups, but you can use whatever you have on hand. I thought 5 oz was a good single serving size. Just remember if you use larger cups, there won't be as many servings.
  2. Beat cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth and completely combined. Add powdered sugar and combine. Fold in the Cool Whip. *Refrigerate the peanut butter filling for 2-3 hours. Once chilled, Place the peanut butter mixture on top of the Oreo chunks. Leave a little space at the top of the cup, because they are easier to eat that way.
  3. Top with Reese's chunks and drizzle with chocolate syrup. Keep refrigerated. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. *You can also wait to refrigerate the filing until after it is placed in the cups. It will take less time to chill, but I prefer to do it the other way around, because the longer the filling sits on the Oreo's, the more likely the Oreo's are to become soggy, but they are usually fine for about a day. So I generally only make up as many as we will eat that day. Keep the filling in the fridge if you choose to do it this way and just pull it out whenever you are ready to make more cups!
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No-Bake

Heavenly Oreo Dessert

Heavenly Oreo Dessert is one of my personal, most loved dessert recipes. It is one of those things you can just eat, and eat, and eat, and eat, and eat, and eeeeeeeeeeeeeat. I always make it several times in the summer, as it is another trusty no-bake and oh-so-simple recipe. 

It comes straight from Mandy’s Recipe Box. I couldn’t even change a thing, because it is so perfect. When My Cowboy and I were engaged, Mandy lived in the community where my in-law’s live (also where we currently live). My Cowboy’s mama threw a bridal shower for me and asked everyone to bring a recipe to put together in a book for me. Mandy brought a cute little recipe card entitled “Heavenly Oreo Dessert”. 

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It took me a while to rotate through the recipes I had been given, so I didn’t get around to making this recipe immediately. If I had known then what I know now, I would have placed Heavenly Oreo Dessert as top priority! Mandy explains on her site, there are other titles such as “Chocolate Lasagna” or “Oreo Delight”. However, I completely, totally, absolutely, 125% agree with Mandy, that the title Heavenly Oreo Dessert just fits this recipe best. It just does. 

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Try it and see for yourself. It is nothing short of heavenly.

Heavenly Oreo Dessert
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Ingredients
  1. -1 package Oreo's
  2. -1/2 cup butter, melted
  3. -2 packages (3.9 oz each) instant chocolate pudding
  4. -3 1/4 cup milk
  5. -2 (8 oz each) containers Cool Whip
  6. -8 oz cream cheese, soft
  7. -1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. 1. Crush all Oreo Cookies in a Ziplock bag with a rolling pin. I prefer to do it by hand rather than in a food processor because I LOVE the Oreo's in small chunks for this recipe rather than processed into crumbs. (Look at my photos to further reference the size or chunks I do). Set aside 1/2 cup Oreo chunks for topping (You can crumble these smaller since they are for garnish). Pour the rest of the crumbs into a 9x13 pan and pour melted butter on top. Mix by hand or with a spoon until well combined and press into the pan for the crust.
  2. 2.In a mixing bowl, mix together pudding packages and milk. Whisk until smooth. Place in the fridge.
  3. 3. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix until combined. Fold in one container of Cool Whip. Spread over the Oreo crust.
  4. 4. Pull pudding out of the fridge and stir. Place on top of the cream cheese layer. Next, spread the second container of Cool Whip and then sprinkle the leftover 1/2 cup of Oreo crumbs on the top.
  5. 5. Refrigerate about thirty minutes.. Keep refrigerated.
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No-Bake

Oreo Peanut Butter Apple Salad

This Oreo Peanut Butter Apple Salad is one of my new favorites! In my opinion, there is nothing that has the ability to spice up a family dinner quite like a fruit or jello salad. This would be a great addition to the table for Mother’s Day this Sunday. A lot of these types of salads are pretty much dessert, but I just pretend they’re not to justify eating dessert after the meal as well 🙂 The way I see it, if you eat enough, you will totally get a serving of apples. 

My adoration of the combo of Oreo’s and peanut butter came around the time the Lindsay Lohan version of “The Parent Trap” came out. It is still one of the most loved movies of my childhood! I was only about six or seven when my older sisters and I rented it on the Dish. We made a VHS recording of it and I watched that movie over and over and over and over and over. For years.

Remember the part where Hallie teaches Annie to dip Oreo’s in peanut butter? I started doing it too and have loved it ever since! I give that movie partial credit for the fact that Peanut Butter Oreo’s are now my favorite rendition of the cookie. I have been wanting to try incorporating peanut butter into a fruit salad for a while. So when I found this gem of a recipe over at Something Swanky, with peanut butter AND Oreo’s, I knew I would love it. She wrote it as a variation on Snickers Apple Salad- which is fabulous as well!

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Oreo Peanut Butter Apple Salad from butterloveandcowboys.com

Oreo Peanut Butter Apple Salad from butterloveandcowboys.com

With only My Cowboy and I in our household, I don’t make salads like these very often because it is so hard for the two of us to get through an entire batch. So they are kind of a special occasion type of deal for us. I love to make them when I get the chance to feed a group of people that can help us eat it all. My sister and her family visited us a while back. This meant I had enough people to help us power through this delicious Oreo Peanut Butter Apple Salad! Not that it was a very difficult task by any means. I think My Cowboy and I almost could have eaten this salad entirely on our own 🙂

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Oreo Peanut Butter Apple Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 3.75 oz vanilla pudding mix
  2. 1 1/4 cup milk
  3. 1/2 cup peanut butter
  4. 8 oz Cool Whip
  5. 4 apples
  6. 20-25 Oreo's, chunked
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix. Let thicken a couple minutes. Place peanut butter in a small, microwave-safe dish and microwave about twenty seconds, until melted, but not hot. Mix into the pudding. Fold in Cool Whip. Cut the apples into chunks and incorporate in the pudding mixture. If not serving immediately, place in the fridge for 1-2 hours. This isn't necessary, but will give time for the flavors to combine. The Oreo's get mushy pretty fast, so I prefer to wait to fold them in until right before I serve the salad. When you are ready to add the Oreo's, break them into large chunks and add them to the salad! Drizzle with hot fudge, or Hershey's Syrup and melted peanut butter if desired. I also like to garnish it with a few extra Oreo's. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. Recipe lightly adapted from Something Swanky.
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Brownies and Bars

Breakup Brownies

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By | On April 19,17 | 0 Comment

These brownies. Where do I begin? Breakup Brownies are an outrageous mixture of two of my most favorite things in this world- chocolate and peanut butter. Wait, wait, wait! Breakup Brownies have FOUR of my most favorite things in this world- chocolate, peanut butter, Oreo’s, and Reese’s. You will literally want to eat these ’til the cows come home!

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These bad boys have become one of my most loved brownie recipes. On top of that, they are pretty simple. In between layers, there is some required cooling, but like I said, they are simple. 

There are various recipes for these bars and a lot of recipes entitle them “Crack Brownies”. I’ve got no beef with that name, but I have my reasons for liking the other. Some may scoff that when I married My Cowboy, I literally married one of the first guys I met when I went off to college, but I never had the heartbreak of a bad breakup. Score! Seriously though, I think if I were going through a breakup, my recovery would call for these. Therefore, I still dub them, “Breakup Brownies”.

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We begin with a boxed brownie mix. Sure you can be fancy and use the real thing, your own homemade recipe. However, if you add a few simple ingredients to a brownie mix you can end up with something practically like the real, homemade deal. 

Next, we add a full covering of Reese’s and Oreo’s.

To top it off, we melt milk chocolate chips and peanut butter, mixed with Rice Krispy’s and Oreo’s for a generous layer of deliciousness.

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So tasty. Let me repeat- SO TASTY!

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Get a load of that!

Another note is that I have made these in both a 8×8 inch pan and a 9×13 inch pan. If you use the former, be ready for a SUPER thick brownie, like the ones in these photos. If you use the latter, they are a pretty standard brownie size.  I don’t know that I liked either way better so I guess it would just depend how many people I was trying to stretch the brownies for.

Breakup Brownies
An outrageous combination of chocolate, peanut butter, Oreo's, and Reese's- all in one delicious brownie!
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For the Brownies
  1. -1 box brownie mix
  2. -1/4 cup milk
  3. -2 eggs
  4. -1/2 cup butter, melted
For the second layer
  1. -12 Reese's peanut butter cups, cut into quarters.
  2. -10 Oreo's, in chunks
For the topping
  1. -2 cups milk chocolate chips
  2. -1 cup peanut butter
  3. -1 tablespoon butter
  4. -1 teaspoon vanilla
  5. -1 cup Rice Krispie's Cereal
  6. -3/4 cup Oreo's, in small chunks
For the brownies
  1. *1. Preheat oven at 325 F. Grease an 8x8 inch pan. Combine the brownie mix, milk, eggs, and butter. Pour into greased pan. Bake for 50-52 minutes.
For the second layer
  1. 2. When you pull the brownies out of the oven, immediately place the Reese's peanut butter cups and the 10 chunked up Oreo's on top of the brownies. After 3-5 minutes, spread the melted Reese's and Oreo's with a knife. Let brownies cool completely.
For the topping
  1. 1. Place chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a microwave safe bowl. Melt in the microwave using increments of thirty seconds. Stir between each thirty seconds. Continue until melted and smooth. Add vanilla and combine.
  2. **2.Add Rice Krispie's and Oreo's to the chocolate chip and peanut butter mixture.
  3. 3. Spread topping over cooled brownies and let set up completely. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
  1. *You can make this same recipe in either a 9x13 inch or 8x8 inch pan. The 8x8 inch pan will yield a very thick brownie like in these photos. Just make sure you adjust the baking temperature and time in correlation with the size of pan you use, according to the instructions on whichever brownie mix you have.
  2. **You can skip the 3/4 cup of Oreo's and just use 1 3/4 cup of Rice Krispies instead. Using the Oreo's makes for a pretty rich brownie but they are so good!
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