Sweet Treats for the Week of 11/1/10

I have some friends that live out of town that I know would also like the recipe's for the Sweet Treats, so I will be posting them going forward!

Oreo Cheesecake Pretzel Bites~$3.00
7 whole Oreo Cookies
1 oz cold cream cheese
24 square pretzels
1 Cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips, melted
White Sprinkles
1. Place Oreos into a food processor and process until finely ground. Mix Oreo crumbs and cream cheese until dough forms. Pinch 1 Tablespoon of dough and form into a little square. Place onto pretzel then gently press top pretzel to close. Top with melted chocolate and white sprinkles. Chill until chocolate has hardened and serve.
12 Pretzel Bites

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies: $3.00 for 12
Recipe from My Tasty Treasures
1 stick softened butter
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp brown sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
1 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
8 oreo cookies, broken into pieces
1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat sheet or parchment paper.In a large bowl, beat together butter, white sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla until creamy.In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt in large bowl and mix thoroughly. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet and mix. Add chocolate chips and crushed oreos, stir until just combined.Drop by the spoonful onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 7–9 minutes, or until golden brown, but still soft. Let cool on baking sheet 3 minutes before transferring to cookie rack. Enjoy.

Banana Oatmeal Bread: $4.00
Original recipe by Cooking Light
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
1/3 cup of white sugar
1/3 cup of brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cups quick cooking oats
2 small, very ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup of low fat buttermilk
1/4 cup of canola oil
1 1/4 tsp vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.
Combine all the dry ingredients together and mix well. Combine the banana, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and eggs together until mixed thoroughly. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until well combined. Poor the batter into the loaf pan. Place into the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan and placing on a cooling rack for a few more minutes. Slice and slather with butter if desired. Enjoy.