School Lunch Peanut Butter Bars

1 1/2 Cup Flour
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup creamy Peanut Butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup quick oats

Frosting

1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 T cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In small mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.  In large mixing bowl, cream together 3/4 cup peanut butter, butter, eggs vanilla until light and fluffy.  Gradually add dry ingredients,  just until incorporated.  Then stir in the oats.  Spread onto a greased 11x15 jelly roll pan.  Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.  Cool for 10 min.

The frosting is a two step process.  First, whip the remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter until it becomes lighter in color and fluffy.  Carefully spread the whipped peanut butter over the cookie.  Then add butter to a small sauce pan and melt.  Add milk and cocoa.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly.  Heat just until boiling.  Remove from heat and add vanilla.  Then gradually add powdered sugar.  Stir until thickened.  Pour over Peanut Butter gently spread.  Cool completely

This is one of my FAVORITE recipes.  It tastes just like the ones they used to serve for school lunch.  I replaced the peanut butter with soy butter in a pan for my niece who is allergic to peanuts.  She didn't like it, but my Dad thought they were lovely. *Melanie*

White Cake by Grandma Geri Siddoway

 

2 1/8 Cups Flour

1 1/2 Cups Sugar

3 tsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp. Salt

2/3 Cups Shortening

1 Cup Milk

1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla

3 Eggs

Mix Dry ingredients together add shortening in mixer till flaky, add milk & vanilla & beat 2 minutes.  Add Eggs and beat 2 more minutes.

Bake 350 degrees 30-35 minutes.

Blonde Brownies by Marva Thomas

2/3 C (10 1/3 T.) Melted Butter
2 C. Brown Sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 small pkg. Chocolate Chips
some nuts

Melt butter, mix with brown sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients.  Spread in well greased pan.  Bake 350 degrees 20-25 minutes.

Tempting Apple Crisp by Laurane Larsen

4 c peeled, sliced cooking apples
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 c flour
1 c oatmeal uncooked
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/3 c margarine, melted

Place apples in shallow baking dish.  sprinkle with lemon juice.  Combine dry ingredients, add melted butter, mixing until crumbly.  Sprinkle over apples.  Bake 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until apples are tender.

Strawberry Ribbon by Merle Olsen

1 pkg vanilla pudding mix
1 c fresh strawberries
1/2 c ground nuts
1 1/2 cup milk
1 c vanilla wafer crumbs
1 c whipping cream

Mix nuts and crumbs and put a layer in the bottom of a 7x11 inch pan.  Combine pudding mix and milk, cook until smooth and thick and pour over crumbs.  Wash and drain strawberries and slice over pudding mix.  Whip cream, sweeten, flavor and spread over berries.  Sprinkle top with remaining crumb mix and chill for a few hrs.