Food Friday - U for USA
Grace has declared the theme...and here's my contribution:

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
No bake goodies named for the look alike (but inedible) nuts of the state tree of Ohio.

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

Line cookie sheets with waxed paper, you'll need 2. Beat peanut butter, butter and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar and flour until blended. Form a ball using one rounded teaspoon of mixture, approximately 1" ball. Place on cookie sheets and refrigerate until firm (1 hour).

When balls are firm, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips. Spear balls with toothpick and dip into chocolate. Only cover 2/3 of ball so it looks like a real buckeye nut. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour or until chocolate is firm.

OHIO PUMPKIN BARS
4 eggs
1 2/3 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
In mixing bowl beat together: eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix thoroughly. Spread batter in ungreased 15x10x1 baking pan. Bake 25-30 minutes in 350-degree oven. Cool. Then frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into bars.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1 (3-oz.) pkg softened cream cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cup confectioners sugar
Blend together and spread over bars.