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Feature: Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar Cookies: Gluten-Free and Just 4 Ingredients!

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With just four ingredients in the recipe, what’s not to love? And these bar cookies take less than 5 minutes to put together.

Plus, these no flour peanut butter cookies are a favorite among the gluten-free crowd.Prep time: 5 minutes
Bake time: 17-20 minutes
Makes about 60 bite-sized bars or 35 brownie-sized bars

Get the full recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar Cookies … and discover other gluten-free cookies on The Elf’s Gluten-Free Cookies Board.

Easter Fun for Kids, Families, Schools, Churches, Neighbors

Easter is coming! How will you and your family celebrate?

The Un-Bunny Book answers that question! It's packed with fun activities, games, crafts, snacks, and stories that are based on Easter's true meaning.

Use it for kids ages 3-12 at home, school, church, in the community, or with your homeschool group -- or even to hold an outreach Easter event. The Un-Bunny Book shows kids and parents that Jesus' resurrection is something to celebrate. With reproducibles, too!

Learn more about The Un-Bunny Book here.

Cookie Baking Tip: Bar Cookies With Less Mess

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Cut Bar Cookies Faster with Less Mess

Cuisinart and other fun knife sets	Cookie spatulas from Mrs. Anderson, others	Save your counter: Cutting mats and cutting boards from CounterArt, more

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