Melting Snowman Cookies

For the base I baked a batch of pumpkin spice cookie mix (the same kind I made the whoopie pies out of that are SO good, click here for that post) using a small one tablespoon cookie scoop. Cut regular sized marshmallows into thirds, lay one piece on top of a small cookie, spoon melted white chocolate over top and let it run over the marshmallow to cover. Then decorate with half a mini reeses peanut butter cup, an orange sprinkle, and 2 dark round sprinkles for the eyes. Easy!

Couple notes: had a hard time cutting the reeses without them crumbling, found if I left the paper on and cut thru it they held their shape better (obviously remove the paper after cutting haha). I used tweezers to put the sprinkles on, it was easier to place them that way on the melted chocolate. 

Brownie, Oreo, and Reese's Ice Cream Cake

I asked Brooke if she wanted me to make or buy her a dessert for her birthday dinner last night (that's usually my assignment - yay!), she texted back "MAKE". I replied "did you just yell that at me?" and she said "no, I screamed it at you"! Ok then, I guess I'm making it hahaha. I laughed. Her request? Ice cream cake, any flavor as long as it has peanut butter please.

First I baked the brownie crust (using 1/2 of a boxed mix) in the bottom of a 8.5" springform pan, then put the other layers on top. Note * I will do this differently next time and bake the brownie in a different 8.5" pan, then put it in the springform pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and lined with plastic wrap...the brownie baked in the bottom made the cake SO hard to get out this way! The pan really needs to be sprayed and lined before assembling the cake. Fair warning people. Other than that this is a super easy dessert to make - really you just wing it, whatever flavors you like and use your imagination for toppings and candy.

first layer of fudge, cookies and
peanut butter cups

For this one I put on a layer of chocolate ice cream (let it stand on the counter for a few minutes to soften up, then mix it well so it's smooth but not melted), put in the freezer until it's hardened up. Warm a jar of hot fudge until it's spreadable and put a layer of that on top of the ice cream followed by chopped up oreo cookies and chopped mini reese's peanut butter cups. Freeze again. Then add a layer of peanut butter ice cream (I just put vanilla ice cream in a bowl and using my electric mixer beat in a big spoonful of peanut butter - voila, peanut butter ice cream), freeze. To finish I spread a thin layer of cool whip on top, drizzled with additional warmed hot fudge (I put it in a ziplock baggie and cut off the tip to control the drizzling), topped with more chopped oreos and reese's. Freeze until ready to serve.

finished peanut butter cake

Now here's a funny thing - since not everyone at the party could eat peanut butter (Dave), I thought I'd be nice and make a second ice cream cake using the other half of the brownie mix, topped with chocolate ice cream, hot fudge and chopped oreos, topped with banana split ice cream, finished with cool whip and chocolate drizzle. Everyone except my sister ate the banana split one! Even Brooke - after she specifically asked for peanut butter. Good grief. I left both of the cakes with my sister, hopefully someone helps her eat the peanut butter one - there was a ton left!

banana split cake

top of banana split cake before the
drizzle froze to the aluminum
foil I wrapped the cake in, and then
 pulled off when unwrapping. ugh.
note to self - wrap these in plastic!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert

My sisters birthday was Saturday and since they'd been traveling all week she said she didn't want any dessert for her birthday dinner (click here for her main dish) - but of course I'm going to make her something! She loves peanut butter/chocolate/reese's (me too!) and lots of times she'll request buckeyes but quite truthfully I was tired and those are time consuming...I saw this recipe on Pinterest and knew she'd love it, and when I saw that it's no bake I was down with trying it. Click here for the recipe.

The crust is crushed oreos mixed with melted butter, next is the peanut butter layer which is thick, almost tasted like smooth silky fudge...heaven..., topped with chocolate pudding mixed with cool whip. Decorate the top with more crushed oreos and chopped mini reese's peanut butter cups. We died it's so good! It's fabulous if you like this combo as much as we do!! Dave of course just had to watch us eat it and I was sad for him, he doesn't know what he's missing having that awful nut allergy! But that's ok, I still had a couple cookie ice cream sandwiches in the freezer so he had one of those (click here for that post).

first layer - crushed oreos and butter

second layer - peanut butter/cream cheese topped with chopped mini reese's

third layer - chocolate pudding/cool whip, topped with crushed oreos and more chopped mini reese's

The recipe came from Pinterest, "flavorite.net", in case you can't open it thru my post for some reason. You should totally try this recipe, it's a winner for sure!