Oreo Trip Layer Chocolate Pie

INGREDIENTS

32 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups cold milk
2 (4 serving size) packages Jell-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
1 (8 ounce) tub Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

DIRECTIONS

1. Finely crush 24 of the cookies; mix with butter. Press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.
2. Pour milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk until well blended and thickened, about 2 minutes.
3. Spoon 1 ½ cups of chocolate pudding into crust. Gently stir 1/2 of the whipped topping into remaining pudding; spread over pudding layer in crust. Chop remaining 8 cookies; stir into remaining whipped topping. Spread over pie.
4. Refrigerate pie until set, about 4 hours.

Aimee's Chocolate Chip Cookies

My sister, Michelle, has a dear friend named Aimee. Aimee brought these to my niece's baby shower, and I couldn't stop eating them! :-) 

INGREDIENTS & DIRECTIONS

Cream together:

2 cups brown sugar (424 grams)
2 cups white sugar (424 grams)
1 lb butter softened to room temperature (454 grams)
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs (for an egg free version, use one cup of applesauce)

Then add:

1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 1/2 cup flour (639 grams)
5 cups oats (400 grams)
2, 12 oz bags of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Optional: 1 cup coconut (85 grams)

Bake at 375° for 11 minutes. Take them out when they don't look quite done and let them finish baking on the pan.

**If making a smaller cookie (think Oreo size), bake at 350° for 9 minutes.

Aimee's Carmelitas

My sister, Michelle, has a dear friend named Aimee. Whenever Aimee brings food to an event, I ask her for her recipes! I recently bought this to a family Halloween party, and everyone loved them :-) 

NOTE: If swapping flour for GF flour, Smuckers Caramel Ice Cream topping uses barley. To make this recipe GF, make your own caramel sauce.

INGREDIENTS

Crust

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups quick cooking rolled oats (Aimee uses regular)
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup butter (softened)
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut (optional)

Filling

1 (12.5 oz.) Jar (1 cup) caramel ice cream topping
3 T. all-purpose flour
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Line a 9X13" inch pan with tin foil with the foil over the edges, spray with cooking spray. (Do not skip this step! The carmelitas will stick to the pan if you don't!)
3. In large bowl, blend all crust ingredients at low speed until crumbly. Press half of crumb mixture, about 3-4 cups, in bottom of greased pan. Reserve remaining crumb mixture for topping.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine caramel topping and 3 T. flour. Remove partially baked crust from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips (and nuts if using). Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for an additional 28 to 32 min or until golden brown. Take out of the pan using the tin foil and cool completely. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours until filling is set. Cut into bars.

Honey Butter

I attended a neighborhood summer salad social. Our hostess, Lauren, shared this with fresh breads that evening. She also served Strawberry Butter which was my favorite!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter (softened to room temperature)
1/3 cup honey
3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl mix together butter, honey, powdered sugar and salt. Spread on Bread. 

Strawberry Butter

I attended a neighborhood summer salad social. Our hostess, Lauren, shared this with fresh breads and I couldn't stop eating it! She was kind enough to share the recipe with me! Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup), softened at room temperature
3 Tablespoons strawberry jam
3 Tablespoons powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl mix together butter, jam, and sugar. Spread on Bread.