Fail: White Chocolate Grapefruit Cookies

Dear Allison,
Next time you need to bake to release stress, don’t attempt something you’ve invented in your head.


Probably best to stick with wine and a recipe you can find on the back of the Toll House Bag. Also, don’t forget to add the egg and then forget to take the 2nd batch out of the oven.


You may also want to wait for Hubs to get home before you throw the rest of the dough down the drain and call the whole experience a loss.


Because, even if they don’t taste like grapefruit, at all, the Hubs may still find them super tasty. Hold on to the other half of the grapefruit and try a different approach over the weekend.


Post about it next week :)

Love,
Ali

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars = FAIL

Hubs has been asking me for a little over a month now if I would make him Peanut Butter Chocolate bars. Apparently my MIL used to make them for him when he was little and he thought they were uber tasty.
Like, with most recipes, I surfed around the net and settled on a recipe. Usually I try to find a recipe with the least amount of ingredients, but enough that I'm not totally cheating and pie with pre-made crust and a can of pie filling (*cough* Sandra Lee *cough*).

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
adapted very slightly from this recipe on All Recipes

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup reduced fat peanut margarine
1 cup margarine, melted
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1 - In a medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and melted margarine.

2 - Press firmly into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.

3 - Melt chocolate chips over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring occasionally. (This is were I failed miserably, I burned the chocolate chips. What I learned? DO NOT MICROWAVE THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS! Also, after you burn the chocolate chips don't still use them, my bars have a smoky s'mores taste now).

4 - Spread melted chocolate over the crumb crust.

5 - Chill for about 5 minutes, then cut into bars before the chocolate is completely set, then chill until ready to serve.

My burnt chocolate didn't spread very well so I didn't get the pretty smooth chocolate look = FAIL!