No Bake Bars

One of our favorite cookies growing up were No Bake cookies... ya know the ones with oatmeal, cocoa, peanut butter, sugar..... so easy, and so yummy! Well I needed a simple recipe and didn't have much time to make it so I though about the No Bakes... and decided to make them into bars instead. They were a huge hit!
What you'll need:
3 C quick oats
1/2 sticks of butter
1 C chocolate chips
1/2 C peanut butter
In a pot on the stove melt the butter, once melted stir in the oats and cook for about one minute until the oats are completely covered with the butter. Pour half the mixture in an 8x8 pan (or I used a 4x9 pan) pat the mixture down into the bottom of the pan to make a crust like bottom. Then in a microwave safe bowl melt the chocolate chips and the peanut butter until creamy. I did 30 second intervals and it took about 1 minute total. One melted pour the mixture over the crust and spread out evenly. Then sprinkle the remaining oat mixture on top of that. I saved a little of the chocolate/peanut butter mixture and drizzled it over the top to finish it off.
Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to set. Then remove, let it come to room temp and cut into bars.
And as always... ENJOY!

Oatmeal Berry Bars

These are great for a quick breakfast treat or any time of the day. They're super easy to make and you can play around with the different flavors of jelly's you like until you find one that you like. Since I'm on a diet...which seems like an oxymoron really... I mean what kind of baker puts themselves on a diet? Anyway.... since I'm on a diet I decided to make this one with grape jelly because I don't like grape jelly and figured I'd stay away from them! Then I got to thinking about it and thought what kind of baker would I be if I didn't sample them first, just to make sure they're OK to give away. So I made a tiny section of them with raspberry jelly. :O) And did in fact enjoy it very much.

Here's what you need:
1 yellow cake mix
2 1/2 Cups of Oatmeal
3/4 Cup of Butter melted
1 Cup of jelly
1 T of water

In a large bowl, mix yellow cake mix, oatmeal and butter until moistened. Spray 13x9 pan and preheat oven to 375 degrees. Dump half the mixture into the pan. In a small bowl combine the jelly and the water and mix well. Pour that over the mixture and spread evenly. Then sprinkle remaining mixture on top. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting.
Enjoy!!