simply marbleous

Well I hope you all have been having a nice holiday season so far. I know I have enjoyed taking time to celebrate the birth of a new nephew (!), spend time with my family and loved watching Ruby get excited about Christmas. This was the first year she really "got" it and the magic and wonderment of Christmas has been brought back into mine and my husband's lives... we love it!

These chocolate peanut butter marbleous bars will really help you in the home stretch for finishing the year off strong. First of all, it's like eating a peanut butter Rice Krispy treat, but even better because there's chocolate and peanut butter swirled on top. They're a durable bar, holding their own against a bumpy car ride to their next destination (that's assuming you take these somewhere to share...).

Monster cookies

Could there ever be a more appropriate name for a cookie the week of Halloween? I think not. If you like the following variety of cookies: chocolate chip, oatmeal, peanut butter, m&m, then you'll love Monster Cookies because they contain all of the aforementioned flavors.

In the many years that I've been baking, I can't believe I've actually never made these before. They're easy to make, have chocolate and peanut butter (one of the best flavor combo's) with candy pieces thrown in... why didn't I think of this? It's basically Halloween candy stuffed into a peanut butter cookie. Can't go wrong here.