Peanut Butter Marshmallow Magic Bars

 Oh my goodness.  Seriously, OMG.  That's how I feel about these magic bars.  Chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut and marshmallow.  Ridiculously good.

I have another version of Magic Bars on my blog, but those are the ones that people typically think of.  Coconut, butterscotch chips, walnuts...and those are good, but these peanut butter/marshmallow ones will be replacing those for a little while...  

So gooey, melty and downright decadent.  If your marshmallows aren't quite melted at the end, stick them under the broiler for a minute or so.  And don't forget about them like I did, as you can see they got a little crispy.  But honestly, I don't know if I would make them any other way.  

Makes 24 bars

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Magic Bars

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a 9 x 13-inch pan, melt the butter in the oven.  Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over the melted butter, then pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the entire pan.  Top with the remaining ingredients, ending with the marshmallows.  Press down firmly.  Bake 25-30 minutes until golden brown.  Place under the broiler for a minute to further melt the marshmallows if desired.  Cool and chill and cut into bars.

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Cadbury Mini Egg Blondies

Wondering what in the world to do with all the leftover Easter candy?  I say turn it into a cookie!  These blondies are out of this world.  They were gone in less than day.  

Cadbury Mini Eggs...you know those chocolate eggs with the candy shell?  They are mixed throughout a buttery blondie batter.  I'll say it again, seriously, out of this world. 

And now I'll tell you the real reason I'm posting this after Easter.  Because I had every intention of posting this before Easter to share with you all!  My oven went caput two days before the Holiday.  Actually pretty much as I was trying to bake my first batch of these.  They were taking forever and I didn't realize that my oven was barely hot!  In fact, I finally took them out after 35 minutes because the top seemed done but they were complete mush underneath. 

Well, we ended up needing a new element, and I just had to make these again when my oven was fixed.  From the little taste of the corner that I got from the ruined batch, I knew that these were sure to become an Easter tradition in our house!  Can't wait until I can get this candy next year! 

Makes 16 bars

Cadbury Mini Egg Blondies

2 sticks butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 (10 oz) bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.  In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing to incorporate after each one.  Add vanilla and mix to combine.  

In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda.  Gradually add flour mixture to wet mixture until combined.  Remove bowl from stand mixer and add chocolate eggs, stirring by hand.

Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top to make it level.  Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown.  It's best to leave these underdone so if you use a toothpick to check the center, it shouldn't come out completely clean. 

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Could these look any more scrumptious??  Trust me when I say, they are just as delicious as they look.  And too easy NOT to make.  One bowl, about 5 minutes and you have these amazing blondies.  And I don't know about you, but I LOVE cake batter flavored anything.  I kind of feel bad for the rest of my family - I practically ate the entire pan.  Well, maybe I don't feel that bad for them...these are sure to become a staple in our house.      

The sprinkles make these just too cute.  Depending on what you use, don't stir too much.  You don't want the colors to run through your batter.  Just when I started seeing the green color bleed a little, I stopped stirring.  

Makes 9 large bars

Cake Batter Blondies

1 box yellow cake mix

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

1/3 cup milk

1/2 cup sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 9-inch pan with non-stick spray.  In a large bowl, combine cake mix, oil, egg and milk and stir until everything comes together.  Stir in the sprinkles until just mixed through.  Spread batter in prepared pan, add more sprinkles on the top and bake for 25-30 minutes.  The edges will start to turn golden but the middle should still be pretty under done.  Allow to sit for another 20 minutes so the middle sets.  Cut into 9 large bars or 16 smaller ones. 

(Source:  Adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction)