Peanut Butter Banana Granola bars!

Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars! (With Chocolate ;] )

These are so yummy! I highly recommend them, especially if you want a healthy treat in the afternoon or a quick breakfast in the morning. My family is trying to eat healthier, and needless to say I wasn't helping with all the baked goods. So I decided to help them out and make a healthy alternative. Try it for your family!

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (or crunchy)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a square pan with parchment paper. 
2. mix together dry ingredients (oats, sugar, powder, salt, and cinnamon)
3. Add in milk, vanilla, and egg.
4. Make sure batter is well mixed. Mix in bananas, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
5. Spread into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
6. Cool and serve!

Gooey Lemon Cookies

Gooey Lemon Cookies!

I was in a mood to bake, but wanted a quick recipes. These cookies are perfect for a quick, easy recipe, as well as cheap to make! I would recommend these to put in the children's lunch for school (or your own lunch!). It's a great treat, they were gone in my house within a couple hours.

Ingredients

• 1 regular sized box of lemon cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup of vegetable oil
• powdered sugar to decorate

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use parchment paper on a cookie sheet to prepare the pan.
2. Mix together all ingredients EXCEPT the powdered sugar.
3. pour desired amount of powdered sugar on a small plate or shallow bowl.
4. Roll small balls of dough, use flour to prevent stickiness if possible. Roll balls in powdered sugar to decorate.
5. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes.
6. Cool on a wire rack and serve/store!