Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

I found this on a blog somewhere (?) and I rarely make brownies any other way these days. Yum!

Makes 12 really big brownies
Prep. Time: 15 min.
Bake Time: 30-50 min. depending on brownie box mix

1 box brownie mix (Ghirardelli!) for a 9" x 13" pan
1 c. creamy peanut butter
1/3 c. sugar
4 T. butter, melted
2 T. flour
1 t. vanilla
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9" x 13" pan. Prepare brownie mix according to directions on box. Prepare peanut butter swirl in mixer using the rest of the ingredients. Spread 2/3 brownie batter in pan. Drop peanut butter mixture in dollops on top. Top with remaining brownie batter. With tip of knife, cut swirls into the mixture. Bake anywhere from 30 to 50 minutes, depending on your brownie mix.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes 2-3 dozen
Prep. Time: 10 min.
Bake Time: 10 min. each batch

1 c. chilled butter, sliced into smallish pieces
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla (*real* Mexican vanilla will really make amazing cookies)
2 1/4 c. flour
3.5 oz. package instant vanilla pudding
1 t. baking soda
12 oz. chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, m&ms, or whatever yummies you can find

Preheat oven to 325. Put your stone in the oven now too, if you have one. Cream together butter and sugar (make it really well creamed together!). Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips and/or whatever else. Roll into balls and bake at 325 for 10 minutes. I like to bake mine on my preheated pizza stone.

Rolo Pretzels with Pretzel M&Ms

This has Nate written all over it. I found it here: http://twopeasandtheirpod.com/rolo-pretzels-with-pretzel-m-and-ms/

Serves as many as you decide to serve :)
Bake Time: 2 min.

mini pretzels
rolo candies, unwrapped
pretzel m&ms

Preheat oven to 350. Place pretzels on large cookie sheet. Top each with a rolo. Place in oven until rolos are just barely starting to melt. Remove from oven and press a pretzel m&m on top of each rolo. Eat them warm or cold! Yum!