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What are packed lunches without desserts???

Horrible and boring???
Most definitely
And I promised you, my little foodies... we would not lead you astray..

Lo’s Lunch Lady Lawdhammercy Butter Cookies


 

I could eat these bad boys all day. That’s not exactly a good idea, though. Maybe every other day. Recipe after the jump.

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2½ sticks of butter, softened (use the real thing; go hard or go home)
1 cup sugar
1½ tsps vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Beat butter and sugar together in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and blend into butter and sugar. Gradually add flour until mixture is smooth.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake until cookies are a light golden brown, about ten minutes or so. Remove from oven and let cool for a couple of minutes, just until set, then knock yourself out!!!
Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Bloomfield School Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

2 cups granulated
1/2 cup cocoa
1 stick of margarine, melted
1/2 cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups oatmeal

On burner, cream sugar, cocoa, milk and butter together; let boil hard 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from stove; blend in peanut butter and oatmeal to the mixture. (Slowly add oatmeal; don't allow mixture to get too dry.) Form into desired size by dropping with a spoon onto buttered cookie sheet; let cool.

Makes a large cookie sheetfull

Apple Valley Schools' Wacky Cake or 3-Hole Cake

Posted by Gayle at recipegoldmine.com 11/18/2001 9:26 pm

Source: highdesert.com - from Cheryl Robillard, food service manager at Mojave Mesa Elementary School

“This is the recipe that is served at the Apple Valley School District.”

10 1/2 pounds all-purpose flour
4 cups cocoa
10 1/2 pounds granulated sugar
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup salt
1 1/2 cups vinegar
1 quart plus 3 cups oil
1/4 cup vanilla extract
1 gallon plus 1 quart water

     Mix all dry ingredients together. Make three holes in dry ingredients. Pour vinegar into one hole, oil into second hole and pour water and vanilla extract into third hole.

Mix on #1 speed until well blended, about 3 minutes. When blended, increase speed to #2 for 2 minutes. Measure approximately 12 pounds per pan. Bake at 325 to 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes.

 

Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoons salt

Glaze:
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, sugars and water. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.

Combine flour, oats, soda and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Spread into prepared pan and bake 18 to 22 minutes or until lightly browned.

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chips and peanut butter. Pour over warm bars and spread evenly. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.

Makes 4 dozen.

Peanut Butter Fingers

Crust:
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 heaping cup brown sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup peanut butter
3/4 teaspoon baking
 1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups quick oats

Mix butter, sugars, egg, peanut butter, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract. Add flour and oats and mix well. Spread on large greased cookie sheet (or use a half sheet cake pan, like they use in the schools).

Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, whip 2/3 cup peanut butter. When crust is done baking, spread whipped peanut butter over crust.

COOL LUNCHBOX

When I was a kid, I loved Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone...and I always wanted to be a cowBOY.. not some whimpy side kick cowgirl... and I would have sold my soul for a Davy Crockett Lunch Box..instead I had the nerd special..see below

 

 

 

MY LUNCHBOX

 

 

Ice bars with Chocolate Frosting:

1/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk

Mix butter and cocoa in a saucepan. Add brown sugar and evaporated milk. Cook two minutes, stirring constantly.

Cool frosting and pour over two pounds of powdered sugar. Beat well, until smooth and silky. Thin if necessary.

 

 

Lunch Lady Bars

Named after cookie bars served in a high school cafeteria, these chocolate chip bars are soft, moist, and addictive!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or a mix of both

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, combine the oil, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix together well. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well inbetween additions. Stir in the vanilla. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips. Spread the mixture into a 9x13-inch pan. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes, or until light golden brown.

I don't know about you, but at my elementary school they served AMAZING desserts . . . sometimes I find myself craving the lunch ladies' chocolate cake or homemade cinnamon rolls . . . nowadays I don't think that they even serve dessert in elementary school! Poor kids don't know what they are missing . . .

Elyse gave me this recipe a couple of months ago from Mom's old recipe box and it is seriously SPOT ON to what the lunch ladies served! Trust me- you have to try these!

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups oatmeal (not quick)
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Cream first 3 ingredients together. Add the vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter and combine. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together. Spread dough on a greased jelly roll pan (18x13x1"). Make at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (until golden brown). While hot spread 1 1/2 cups peanut butter on top. Cool so that the peanut butter has become solid again (I usually throw them in the fridge so they set up faster and so I can eat them sooner!). Spread your favorite chocolate frosting on top and cut into bars.

Here is my favorite frosting recipe for these bars:

1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine, softened
1/4 cup milk
1-2 tsp vanilla (depending on your taste)
3 Tablespoons cocoa (I have never really exactly measured)
2-3 cups of powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars.

Chocolate Mint Brownies

Chocolate + Mint= a perfect combination, especially around the holidays! I am always looking for ways to dress up plain ol' brownies and this is one of my favorites. You can either make these from scratch or use a prepared brownie mix- both ways turn out amazing. They are so good!
(I included the directions for using a brownie mix at the bottom)

Ingredients (if making from scratch):

1 cup butter

8 squares unsweetened chocolate

5 eggs

3 3/4 cups sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon almond extract

1 2/3 cups flour

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

24 small York Peppermint Patties(one small bag should have 24, however I was ripped off and mine only had 23)

Directions (if making from scratch):

Preheat the oven to 425.

Grease a 9x13" baking dish.

Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate in a pan over low heat, stirring often. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and almond extract for 3-4 minutes.

Add the melted chocolate mixture and flour. Mix until incorporated.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spread half of the batter into the buttered pan. If you are using a kitchen scale, that is about 32 oz.

Unwrap your peppermint patties and line them up over the top of the bottom layer of batter.
Cover the patties with the second half of the batter.

Bake at 425 for 22 minutes.
Cool and then refrigerate at least 6 hours.

Enjoy!

Ingredients (if making using brownie mix):

-boxed brownie mix

-ingredients listed on brownie mix (eggs, oil, water)

-24 York Peppermint Patties

-1 cup chocolate chips

Directions (if making using brownie mix):

Prepare brownie mix as directed. Pour half into a greased 9x13" baking dish.

Unwrap your peppermint patties and line them up over the bottom layer of batter.

Pour remaining half of batter on top of peppermint patties.

Bake as directed on box.

Let cool and then refrigerate for a couple of hours so that the peppermint patties can set back up.

Enjoy!

**If you want thicker brownies, bake in a 9x9" baking dish. You will have to bake them in the oven for a longer amount of time, but they will still be delicious!