Peanut Butter Squares

I got this from my friend Sarah Sparks' blog! It looks yummy!
Peanut Butter Squares
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tablespoon milk

Peanut Butter Frosting
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons milk

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan.

2. In large bowl, beat granulated and brown sugars, butter, 1/3 cup peanut butter and the egg with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Spread in pan.

3. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack, about 15 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, mix all Peanut Butter Frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable; reserve 1/3 cup. Stir cocoa and 1 tablespoon milk into remaining frosting until smooth. If necessary, stir in additional milk until spreadable.

5. Spread cooled bars with cocoa frosting. Drop Peanut Butter Frosting by teaspoonfuls onto cocoa frosting; swirl through frostings for marbled design. For squares, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

From the Kitchen of: Jean Marie Andersen

INGREDIENTS
1 lb hamburger
½ tsp salt
1 egg
1 tbsp water
¼ cup flour
1 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
(save juice)
2 tbsp soy sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup vinegar
1 red or green pepper, sliced
2 medium onions, diced
1 cup sliced carrots
2 tbsp cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS
Combine hamburger, salt, egg, water and flour for meatballs. Brown meatballs in frying pan. Sauté until cooked. Remove from frying pan and drain. Drain syrup from pineapple and add water to pineapple juice to make 2 cups liquid. Add brown sugar and cornstarch (mixed together) to liquid and pour into frying pan. Add vinegar and soy sauce. Heat and stir until thick. Cook carrots beforehand until tender. Arrange meatballs, green peppers, onions (I sauté the peppers and onion in the frying pan until tender before I do the sauce) and pineapple and simmer in covered pan for 15 minutes. Serve over rice.

Soft Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

From the Kitchen of: Irene Smart

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp soda
4 tsp baking powder
4 ½ cups flour
1 tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS
Cream butter and sugar then add eggs and vanilla. Mix in 1 cup of flour along with soda, baking powder and salt. Add rest of flour and roll into a ball. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll out a little dough at a time and cut into shapes. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. For thicker cookies bake a little longer. Cool and then frost. For frosting: combine melted butter, powdered sugar, canned milk and food coloring mixed to your desired consistency.

cream cheese frosting.

1 8 oz package cream cheese
1/4 c butter
2 t milk
1 t vanilla
4 c powdered sugar

Let butter and cream cheese come to room temperature. Beat cream cheese, butter, milk & vanilla on low. Add powdered sugar on low slowly until smooth.