Cream Cheese Brownies

Cream Cheese Brownies- Fudgy brownies with a cream cheese swirl!

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Let's dress up our brownies today!

Ingredients Needed

• Cream Cheese
• Sugar
• Vanilla
• Brownie mix
• Egg

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Do I Have to Use Boxed Brownie Mix?

Nope.  You can use your favorite brownie recipe, if you wish.  Just be sure it's for a 9 x 13 baking pan.  You can also use any brand/variety of brownie mix you want.  Again, it should be for a 9 x 13 pan or sometimes they are labeled "family size"

Cream Cheese

Be sure your cream cheese is nice and soft.  This will make your mixing easier and give your cream cheese layer much smoother.

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Cream Cheese Brownies

Magic Cookie Bars

 Magic Cookies Bars- The classic gooey bars made up of sweetened condensed milk, flaky coconut, crunchy nuts and chocolate.  They are too good to pass up! 

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 Technically, this recipe is right from Eagle Brand.  However, my Mom made these bars at multiple holiday celebrations.  They are soooo good! It's hard to eat just one.

Ingredients

• Graham cracker crumbs
• Butter
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Chocolate chips
• Shredded coconut
• Walnuts or pecans

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Recipes Notes and Tips

• Be sure to line your pan with foil and spray the foil generously with non stick cooking spray.  These bars can be sticky! So, this step will help make bar removal much easier.
• Nuts? You can use chopped ( or finely diced) walnuts or pecans.
• If desired, you can use low fat/fat free sweetened condensed milk as an alternative.  Just be sure you use sweetened condensed milk, not evaporated milk! 
• Store any leftovers in a covered container in your refrigerator.  If desired, you can freeze these too! Let them cool completely, then, store in a freezer safe, covered container or storage bag. 

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Magic Cookie Bars

Easy Cake Mix Bars

Easy Cake Mix Bars- -Soft, chocolaty bars that need just 4 ingredients! They are delicious, fun and are great for a weeknight dessert or your next get together.  

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I'm not sure who loves these bars more...me or my family. They are really easy to make (totally kid friendly baking project!) and are perfect for when you are craving baked goods or need something easy to bring to a party.

Ingredients Needed

• Cake mix
• Eggs
• Butter
• Chocolate chips

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Recipe Notes

• This will work with any brand ( or flavor) or cake mix.  For the recipe to work, use a standard size box.  Approx 15-18 oz in size.
• Your batter is going to be thick.  To make the spreading of the batter easier...spray a silicone spatula or an onset spatula with non stick cooking spray and then, spread the batter. 

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Easy Cake Mix Bars

Cake Mix Brownies

Cake Mix Brownies- -Got a cake mix sitting in your kitchen? Make brownies with it! This easy recipe will satisfy your brownie craving in a snap.

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Add to to the list "Where The Heck Did This Recipe Come From?!".  This delight has been in my recipe archives for tooo looonng.  

They are really delicious and a snap to make.

Ingredients Needed

• Dry cake mix
• Egg
• Milk
• Butter
• Chocolate chips

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Can I Use Any Brand of Cake Mix?

Yes. Use any brand and chocolate variety you wish.  Stick with a standard size box (15-18 oz) for the recipe to work correctly.

Can I Use a Different Size Pan?

Yes.  If desired, you can bake these in an 8 x 8 baking pan.  Use the same ingredients/measurements and increase your baking time just a few minutes.

A Note About These Brownies

Just a heads up! These brownies are definitely more on the cakey side, than, fudgy. 👍

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Cake Mix Brownies

Chocolate Syrup Brownies

Chocolate Syrup Brownies- For the chocolate lover! Fudgy brownies that are made easily with chocolate syrup and topped with a thick layer of dreamy chocolate frosting.  

Where do you stand on frosting on brownies?  My entire childhood my Mom frosted our brownies or dusted them with powdered sugar.  When I met my husband, he ate his brownies plain. Yeah, no frosting. 🤷 I was totally confused. 

Of course, they're brownies, I still eat them,  plain or frosted.  But, I do prefer them with frosting. My kids are split.  Some like them plain, some like them with frosting. 

What do you think?

These brownies are made with chocolate syrup and honestly, you could eat them with the frosting or plain. Either way, they are dee-licous. 

Ingredients Needed

• Butter
• Sugar
• Vanilla
• Chocolate syrup
• Flour + Baking soda
• Eggs
• Powdered sugar

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Recipe Notes

Butter

Make sure your butter is softened for both the brownies and frosting. This will make beating it all much easier and give your items a better consistency. 

Chocolate Syrup

Want to make it homemade?  It's easy. Find out how here. 

Storage

Keep any leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator. They are best eaten within a week. 

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Chocolate Syrup Brownies

Peanut Butter Swirl Bars

Peanut Butter Swirl Bars- Creamy peanut butter with the added bonus of a chocolate swirl in convenient bar form.  A great option for a weekday dessert! 

When I was little, my mom was a stay at home mom.  She did work, but, it was once my younger sister was in middle school/high school.

While she was a stay at home mom,  my mom baked nearly every weekday.  Yes, no exaggeration.  It was pretty awesome. We would always have something for dessert after dinner or after school.

These bars were part of the regular dessert rotation.  No wonder! They are easy, delicious and can be made with just a few simple pantry ingredients. 

Ingredients Needed

• Flour + Baking powder + Salt
• Butter
• Peanut butter
• Sugars: both white & brown
• Eggs 
• Vanilla
• Chocolate chips

Recipe Notes:

Peanut Butter

I recommend using a "regular" peanut butter as opposed to a natural version. The natural version will work, but, does have a higher oil content.  If you do use it, you may want to add a tablespoon or two extra of flour, to absorb the extra oil.

Baking

Don't over bake your bars.  They will appear soft at first, but, will firm up as they cool. As long as the edges are lightly brown, they are OK. 

Storage

Keep any leftover bars in a covered container. No need to refrigerate, unless it's really hot/humid in your area.

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Peanut Butter Swirl Bars

Creamy Apple Squares

Creamy Apple Squares are creamy and sweet! These delicious bars start with a cake mix and are a snap to make!

Creamy Apple Squares

Scotcheroos

 Scotcheroos- Gooey cereal bars packed full of peanut buttery goodness. They are then topped off with a combination of melted chocolate and butterscotch. Don’t pass these up…they are crazy good!

Scotcheroos

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars- What’s a better combination than chocolate and peanut butter?! These easy bars combine those great tastes in one easy bar. They are delicious, require a short ingredients list and require zero baking. The perfect bar!

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars