"Hi there, I'm Lucy Burb. Since my mom is expecting a little one soon and she's always hungry, I decided to make her a special treat. My famous "Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cookie Bars." These cookie bars are so good that I've caught my mom eating the dough right from the bowl a few times. *giggle giggle* So let's go make these scrumptious concotions.

"What you want to do first is make sure you have all of your ingredients:
1 cup softened butter or margarine
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups All Purpose flour
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup Butterscotch chips
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup quick cook oats
1 cup seedless raisins
1 cup of your favorite chopped nuts (optional)
1 can non-stick cooking spray (you will need this for the baking pan or cookie sheet)

"Take your ingredients and place on counter. You will need 1 large mixing bowl, 1 medium mixing bowl, 1 wooden mixing spoon, your measuring cups and measuring spoons and a 13x9 inch baking pan or cookie sheet."

"Make sure you pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Take your large mixing bowl and cream together your butter/margarine and sugars until nice and fluffy. Stir in the peanut butter. Add your eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add your vanilla and stir. Take your medium mixing bowl and combine your flour, baking soda and salt. Add your flour mixture slowly a little at a time and stir until all the flour mixture has been added. Make sure the dry ingredients are mixed well after each addition. Add the assortment of chips, raisins, oatmeal and nuts (optional) and stir well.

"Make sure you stir very well. There's nothing I hate more than having flour stuck to the sides or bottom of my bowl. We want this batter to be perfect."

"Make sure your 13x9 inch baking pan or cookie sheet has been sprayed well with non-stick cooking spray before we pour the batter in."

"Mmm............it smells good already. Let me hurry before my mom gets a whiff and comes running *giggle*."

"Be careful, the oven is very hot. Don't burn yourself. Let these bake about 45 minutes or until they are golden brown. We might as well do something else unless you just want to stand in the kitchen the entire time they bake *giggle giggle*."

" Oh good, my favorite movie The Werewolf. I just looooooooove scary movies. I don't think mom should watch them in her condition, she gets bad dreams a lot these days."

"Honey, what is that divine smell?" Jen's stomach begins to growl.

"Oh my gosh! I was so consumed by the movie, I almost forgot the cookie bars!"

"Whewww! Just in time, their perfecly done. Now you'll want to let these cool for about 15 minutes before cutting into them and diving right in. I know, I know, the waiting is killing you, huh?" *giggle giggle*.

(Sorry couldn't find a picture of any cookie bars so please use your imagination here)

"Ahhh finally, time to eat!"

"Of course mom is the first one to the table, I tell ya, the way she's been eating lately, I think she may have twins. Dad will really love that, he's always wanted a big family and I'd love a couple of little siblings."

"Lucy dear, you have to tell me where you got this recipe from," she says to her daughter as the aroma glides through the air.
"Well, my home economic's teacher wanted my group to come up with something different yet delicious for dessert. Since none of us could decide between brownies and cookies, I came up with this variation."

"Oh myyyy! *chomp chomp* this is so dewicious *mouth full of cookie bar* You have outdone yourself dear."

My mom just lets herself go when it comes to eating nowadays, Lucy thinks to herself.

"Oh the smell is heavenly! You think your dad wants his piece? Jennifer asks as she reaches for the slice in front of her.
Good thing Dad is asleep or the situation could've gotten ugly.

"Well that's it for me, hope you enjoyed my recipe. We'll just be quiet while my mom finishes off dad's piece. Don't worry, I put him a slice up where she'll never find it. See ya later!"

Note * I have made these for my kids as it was so much easier than dropping cookies and they try to eat them all up if you don't stop them. Hope you enjoyed the recipe! *