Cookies for Levi- Chocolate Peanut Buddy Bars
By kmorganmoss • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Desserts •
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Peanuts are a staple of Southern cooking, so it is most appropriate that I made these today. I have been promising to make cookies for Levi and send them in a package to him.
Levi is precious and when I helped them move to a new place in Phoenix almost a year ago, he got it in his head that the home they moved into was mine. When Lindsey and Levi flew to my parents home this summer for Holiday, he thought Mimi had two homes.
Levi and I baked cookies over the summer, which Levi and my other grandson Wyatt (18months) devoured. They marched into the kitchen over and over again reaching up high for the cookies cooling on a rack on the kitchen counter. They then marched off to play outside, then marched back to the kitchen for more cookies when they were hungry once again. Levi loves baking cookies with me and mentions this every time we talk, which is almost every day. I am lucky to have two precious grandsons with a third grand baby on the way and this is by far the best part of getting older.
When you make these yummy cookies, a word of advice. You either need a grandson or granddaughter to enjoy them with or a buddy. Not any old buddy, no you need a kid or two. This is not a grown up cookie unless you are kid like. These are chock full of peanuts with ooey gooey chocolate chips that melt in your mouth with each bite. If you don’t know any kids and are too young for grandchildren, go round up some kids. It will so be worth the effort.
So, Levi, Mimi is sending these to you in the mail tomorrow, and they should be arriving in a few days. Just know that when you move near Mimi’s house by the beach, we will bake cookies any time you want. Just because you are my buddy.
Chocolate Peanut Buddy Bars
Adapted from the back of Nestle Jumbo Bag of Milk Chocolate Morsels
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 stick sweet butter softened
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons homemade vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups Nestle Milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped peanuts
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
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Beat peanut butter and butter in a large bowl by hand till smooth and creamy.
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Beat in sugar, and add eggs one at a time till mixed, then add vanilla.
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Beat in flour and salt.
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Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts and mix till blended.
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Spread evenly in the ungreased pan.
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Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
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Let stand 10 minutes then turn out onto a rack and let cool.
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Cut in squares when completely cool.
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Enjoy!
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THIS IS MY FAVORITE POST TOO! And of course, Levi’s favorite post. You should have seen how big his smile was, he was even smiling with his eyes! When he saw the jar, he said “Hey! That’s got my name on it!” When I told him that you were sending him those cookies in the mail, he wanted to go check the mailbox. NOW!
Thank you for making him cookies, he DOES talk about them everytime you two talk.
We can’t wait to move either, we can be your resident taste testers. Not to mention all the fun we can have at the beach. We will update once we have actually tried the cookies, although, I can already tell I will wish you had sent more.
See you soon!
Love,
Lindsey
Awe that is so sweet! You made me remember when my 3yr old grandaughter and I made cookies, at 3 she enjoyed making them and doing the dishes, she loves the bubbles in the sink! She was completely soaked after doing the dishes! I will pray the time goes by fast so you and your babies can be together.
I can’t resist anything that contains chocolate and peanuts! Those bars look viciously good!
Cheers,
Rosa
You must be so excited. Just the thought of maybe moving close to my daughter, next year, makes me excited. Great idea to celebrate and send these.
What beautiful pictures. I love how you have wrapped the cookies. They look like blondie brownies to me. Are they similar at all? I love blondies. I’m happy for you that your friends have moved close to you.
I need to round me up some kids!
You’re making me smile on a morning when I really needed it - so thank you for that, and for this recipe. I have a feeling my nephews will LOVE this one!
this recipe may be the best back-of-the-package recipes i’ve ever known–they are SO good. what a great treat for the kiddo.
What a super sweet post! Very southern, I must say. And those cookies do look like a winner with the kids, or maybe a house full of teenage boys.
Kim, I’m sure Levi was so happy to get this parcel! The cookies look fantastic! And I’m glad that all of you are going to be together soon.
Levi is soooo lucky. Even though I have a buddy/niece/nephew in mind, they’re so going to have to fight me for them
How wonderful to have a little one who you can spoil! And, I thnk those chocolate peanut bars are just the thing to do it.
Those bars look so good! They are just packed with nuts and chocolate.
You are so sweet. Your post clearly conveys your excitement
These look delicious. And I’m sure that Levi will be thrilled!
Aww. There’s nothing quite like getting something in the mail when you’re a kid. Particularly if it’s sweet and edible.
How sweet and what wonderful news for you. I know he will love these!
During these tough and not so feel good times for everyone, your post brought a smile and a tear in my eyes! Oh the joy of the innocent, precious grandchildren and they don’t have a clue how they make our hearts sing. I would love to be a fly on the wall when “his” package arrives. They look so yummy. Thank you again for a great post!
Not only did I love this post, but I made the cookies tonight and they are marvelous! Made me wish I had my own little Levi to share them with, but I’ll have to settle for the hubby! Thanks for the recipe … it’s a keeper for sure.
Those look so delicious! Wyatt wants to know when he can expect his mom’s, I mean his, cookies in the mail.
Wonderful news Kim! And buddy bars sounds like a great name for these yummy bars
These look awesome! How lucky your grandsons are to have you and all your wonderful homes(ha-ha)!
~ingrid
My my my..these look wonderful. I have a buddy (he’s actually my husband) who would just happily gobble these up as if he were a kid. Everytime I make peanut butter cookies he begs to have them mixed with chocolate chips and nuts. Aside from the fact that our (now grown) kids are horrified at that idea, I’ve never successfully been able to do that as the dough just doesn’t want to mix with the chips nicely. A bar cookie like this is the answer. Thanks for this!
So…I saw that big jar on your coutertop today and thought…are there any of her post bars left in there?!! Levi sounds a like a great kid!
Loved baking with you today…and yes, I am completely stalking your blog commenting on 3 posts in a row…i guess keeping busy is contagious!!
Can’t wait to try these, thank you!