{"id":5624,"date":"2012-03-23T15:34:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=5624"},"modified":"2012-03-23T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T19:34:13","slug":"secret-recipes-peanut-butter-fingers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=5624","title":{"rendered":"Secret Recipes- Peanut Butter Fingers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I was a little girl, my family would go to Family Night Supper once a month at church.<\/p>\n

The ladies would bring a wonderful dish that they had perfected- usually the same dish, time<\/p>\n

after time- because everyone loved and expected it!<\/p>\n

When I started taking dishes to Sunday dinners as an adult, it was with a different group of <\/p>\n

people and often they would bring new food- something they wanted to try out- and sometimes<\/p>\n

it was wonderful, sometimes not.<\/em>  But it was always an adventure.<\/p>\n

Back in my childhood, however, the very repetitive nature of the food was comforting.<\/p>\n

Someone would bring sausage and sauerkraut, there would be chicken, hot buttered noodles with<\/p>\n

sauteed breadcrumbs, cucumbers in vinegar, and oh- the desserts!<\/p>\n

Glazed yeast doughnuts, brownies, postum cakes, strudels, rice krispies treats, and always, always<\/p>\n

– peanut butter fingers- sweetened peanut butter lying thick over a dark chocolate layer and then a<\/p>\n

oatmeal cookie base.  I always looked for them and they were always there, thanks to Katherine Nemcheck.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how my mother got her recipe- I think it was an even exchange- the peanut butter fingers for<\/p>\n

my mother\u2019s cocoa brownie bars with white frosting ( although the recipe was originally Sophie\u2019s! \"Smile\"  )<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been making these for years, although I changed them up a bit , and I\u2019ve never shared the recipe before.<\/p>\n

I kind of thought it wasn\u2019t really mine to share.  But lately, with all the uproar over bloggers and recipes that <\/p>\n

the cookbook writers are trying to keep OFF the internet, I\u2019ve been thinking of sharing some of these old<\/p>\n

recipes that were handed down so discretely from mother to daughter, friend to friend.<\/p>\n

And besides, some friends on facebook said the magic words, asking for anyone who had shared those <\/p>\n

wonderful treats from years ago whether they had the recipe.  So in memory of wonderful evenings of food<\/p>\n

and fellowship and with a curtsy to Katherine Nemcheck, I give you the recipe for Peanut Butter Fingers.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup margarine or butter (my recipe says oleo- my mother always called it Oleo-margarine)<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup white granulated sugar<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup brown sugar, packed<\/p>\n

1 egg<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup peanut butter<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp baking soda<\/p>\n

1 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n

1 cup plain flour<\/p>\n

1 cup rolled oats<\/p>\n

12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup peanut butter<\/p>\n

1 cup powdered sugar<\/p>\n

2 Tbs milk<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Cream together butter and sugars, add egg and peanut butter and vanilla.  Beat all together until smooth<\/p>\n

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Add dry ingredients and mix well.  Smooth into 9×13 pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Remove from oven and sprinkle choc chips over the top.<\/p>\n

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Allow to melt and then spread over the top.  Cool slightly.<\/p>\n

\"018\"<\/a>In the meantime,<\/p>\n

mix the peanut butter, powdered sugar and milk until very creamy.<\/p>\n

Add enough milk so that it will drizzle from the fork.<\/p>\n

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And then slather the top with the sweetened peanut butter icing and<\/p>\n

slice the bars. <\/p>\n

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You will get a pattern as you slice.<\/p>\n

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Let them cool so that the icing sets and then enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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