Peanut Butter Paisley Bars

We needed a little pre-Thanksgiving snack a few days ago, so I whipped up these bars.

Peanut Butter Paisley Bars

1/2 c butter
1/4 c peanut butter
1 c sugar
1 c packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 c flour
2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 c chocolate syrup

Blend butter and peanut. Add sugars; mix well. Add eggs; beat well. Add vanilla. Add mixed dry ingredients. Spread half in a greased 13x9 pan. Spoon syrup on top. Spread remaining batter. Swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 degrees 35-40 minutes.

These were good. I'm not a huge peanut butter bar fan. Apparently C is. Once I caught her on top of the table helping herself and going "nom, nom, nom" as she chowed down. The chocolate syrup made them pretty, but it was kind of hard to taste any chocolate in there. I think I would have liked chocolate chips better, but then they wouldn't be paisley bars.

Not the Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

First thing's first:
Everyone in my family needs a cutesy blog name for when I mention them.  My inspiration comes from the SHAYTARDS (thanks Mom).  And I know at least one other author of this blog calls her husband and child Big Chub and Little Chub, respectively.  So I feel the pull to virtually name my husband and child.  I have previously referred to my husband as the Hungry Runner Boy, so I guess I'll keep that for him, but what name should I have for the new little one?  I need suggestions.

Anyway.

We all had a hankering for chocolate chip cookies (we've eaten our way through a ridiculous number of treats since the baby came), so one evening when I felt particularly peppy I whipped these up.  I doubt they will be making their way onto your table any time soon, because there are many choco chip cookie recipes far better than these.  They were a kind of weird mix between being a chewy cookie and being a cakey cookie and weren't rich enough for me.  But they were a cookie, so I still ate five as soon as they came out of the oven.

Not the Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie

(They were nameless, so I named them)

4 C flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 1/2 C butter
1 1/4 C sugar
1 1/4 C brown sugar
2 eggs
1 T vanilla
3 C mixed chips

375 degrees
ungreased.

I cooked them for 10-12 minutes.