A friend of mine makes the most amazing Peanut Butter Bars. She made them for a restaurant where she worked and she was kind enough to give me the recipe. I can't share it, it belongs to her, but I have shared these bars with lots of people.
Jordan made these bars just about all by herself! We were bringing them to our local homeschool Christmas fellowship event. She did such a great job, they came out perfect. The crust was buttery and just solid enough to stay together, but not crunchy or hard. The frosting is peanut butter mixed with just a few other things until it's so creamy that it really is a frosting, no gritty texture at all, and it's soooo light and airy. Like I said, they came out perfect.
They were so good I'm told, that a few of the guests had to remove themselves from the snack table to avoid eating too many. We sent the rest home with friends there, but that's okay - we made a smaller tray for the kids' class party on Tuesday.
I know, they're homeschooled, so why a party? Because not being in a brick and mortar school, they've never gotten to experience a Christmas class party before, so I thought I'd throw one for them. They requested Cinnamon Rolls, Cupcakes, Buffalo Wings, and soda. I managed to grant their requests plus Bagel bites, the peanut butter bars, and maybe a few other things.
I want them to be able to kick off their school vacation happy and excited (and all that junkfood that they aren't used to getting should accomplish that.)
Tonight though, we're going to a Christmas party for adults only, so we had to "up" the dessert. I'm bringing another secret recipe from the same friend, a (gluten-free) Flourless Chocolate Torte. It's rich and thick and as a personal touch, I add a ganache layer to it. Hope they like it!
