It’s dawned on me that we are heading into picnic and barbecue season and well, we need a treat for that. These easy fluffernutter bars are just the thing.
The thing with picnic desserts, besides needing to be able to sit outside for long periods of time in questionable weather without going bad or causing food poisonings, I’ve a few other necessary requirements: They need to be delicious (obviously), pleasing to many, easy to eat with one hand whilst throwing a frisbee (or other projective) with the other and have that je ne sais quoi that mentally takes us all back to easier times – long summer days with bare feet, no homework and hours spent doing anything but homework.
These in particular remind me of summers up in Canada because we’d always go see my Aunt Leslie across the river in Buffalo. Aunt Leslie wasn’t really my aunt, but was rather the cool, young, single-girl neighbor that would help my mom out when she needed a hand with two kids under the age of 13 months. We’d go to her house for picnics in the back yard and she’d make us fluffernutter sandwiches. Being from New England, they were a staple in her house, and therefore, a staple to our summers.
I made these because after my failed weekend at The Getaway Hut a few months ago, I found myself with a bag of marshmallows and wondering what I’d do with them. The solution?
I took mom’s best peanut butter cookie recipe and made it into bars layered with said marshmallows.
The result?
Ooey, gooey perfection. Aunt Leslie would no doubt approve.
Easy fluffernutter bars take the best flavors from New England’s famous sweet-salty sandwich and using peanut butter cookie dough, creates easy, transportable and finger licking snack bars.Easy Fluffernutter Bars
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