For some of us it's that time of year when we are transitioning from Thansgiving into Christmas and from Fall into Winter. To mark the occasion, Wendy and I have decided to do a series of Holiday related posts. The 4th and final part is Holiday Recipes!!
Louisana Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
24 OREO Cookies, finely
crushed (about 2 cups)
¼ cup butter, melted
6 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet
Chocolate, divided
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA
Cream Cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. red food coloring
Directions
HEAT oven to 350ºF.
MIX cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan
sprayed with cooking spray.
MELT 4 chocolate squares as directed on package; place in medium
bowl. Set aside. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well
blended. Add eggs; beat just until blended. Remove 2 cups batter; mix with
melted chocolate and food coloring. Carefully spread over crust; cover with
remaining plain batter.
BAKE 26 to 28 min. or until center is almost set. Cool
completely. Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over dessert. Refrigerate 4
hours.
My friend, Emmalee, found this recipe for me when I was looking to try something new for the family. She found it on Kraft.com. It was a hit at
Thanksgiving and was requested for Christmas…from someone who doesn’t like
cheesecake. If that isn’t a shining endorsement I don’t know what is!!
Chocolate PB Fridge Cookies
2c sugar
1/2 c milk
4 TB cocoa powder
1 stick margarine or butter
Mix together, bring to boil while constantly
stirring, remove from heat and
add:
1c PB
1 tsp vanilla
Stir until well combined and add:
3c quick oats
Mix well and drop by spoonful on wax paper lined
platters chill for 2 hours
until set.
This was one of my favorites as a child that my
grandmother used to make every year around the holidays.
They are so easy to make and they are a huge hit
with kids and adults alike. The only trouble is keeping people out of
them until they are set! (hehehe)
So for someone who loves cheesecake??? LOL
ReplyDeleteBoth these sound so good!
Hubs likes cheesecake and he gave it his stamp of approval too :)
ReplyDeleteOh well if the Hubs likes it then it MUST be good!
DeleteHaha, yeppers! ;)
DeleteOMG! Red Velvet Cheesecake!!! Heaven on Earth :) :). And of course anything with chocolate and peanut butter gets two thumbs up from me !!
ReplyDeleteOooh Jen those sound yummy!
ReplyDeleteI bet the hubster would love your PB cookies...he's a huge PB fan
DeleteThe cheesecake is pretty simple to make...the hardest part is crushing all of the oreo's!!
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