I ate a lot of fluffernutters as a kid—almost an alarming amount—and so I like to consider myself a fluffernutter connoisseur of sorts. It was my mom’s favorite thing to make me because it literally requires no baking whatsoever, and if you’ve been following along for a while you’ll know that my mom isn’t a baker at all. So just in case you’ve been living under a rock and have no idea what a fluffernutter actually is, I’ll happily fill you in. Traditionally it’s a sandwich made with fluffy white bread (the fake stuff) slathered with peanut butter (also fake stuff) and marshmallow fluff (and even more fake stuff). I’ve never had them the traditional way though, because my mom always made them with Ritz crackers instead and they were an absolute dream come true. I still keep a sleeve of crackers, a tub of peanut butter and marshmallow fluff in my pantry at all times. A) because I’m an adult and B) for those moments in the middle of the night when I really just want a small sweet treat that requires no work at all. If you haven’t experienced this incredible combination yet, stop whatever it is you’re doing (including reading this) and go to the store and pick up these three ingredients and make it right away. You won’t regret it. Then after you’re done, and you’ve recovered from the shock of your life, you can make these Fluffernutter Cookie Bars from my recent contribution to GO BOLD WITH BUTTER. It has all the flavors of my childhood snack in a cookie bar form.
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