Peanut Butter Bars

Submitted by Stephsfanny

"This recipe comes from Cindy Porter, and is the absolute best. They remind me of the peanut butter bars served in the lunchroom cafeteria, only better."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 24-36 bars

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups peanut butter (divided, save 1 cup to frost the bars)
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups oats
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 cups chocolate frosting (store bought is fine or make your own chocolate fudge icing)

directions

1. Cream butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and 3/4 cup of peanut butter.
2. Add remaining ingredients (except remaining peanut butter and chocolate frosting).
3. Spread dough on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes (do NOT overcook).
5. Whip 1 cup of peanut butter (I like to add a few tablespoons of powdered sugar) and spread on the crust.
6. Frost with chocolate frosting (I like to make my own chocolate fudge icing, but she always just uses chocolate frosting from the store).

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Here is yet another tasty that will be on my munchies buffet for New Year's Eve! Great tasting they are, too, but then, I'm extremely partial to both PB AND chocolate, & when they're in combo, well . . . Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful recipe! I'll be making these again! [Made & reviewed in New Kids on the Block tag]