Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Found in a Nestle booklet. It has been a while since I've made these but my notes say they stay chewy & moist for a while if kept tightly covered. Pretty sweet so cut into smaller bar sizes (2"x1"). A little bite goes a long way.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 48
• Yields: 48 bars

Ingredients

• 1  cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2⁄3 cup butter, softened (equals 10 2/3 tbls)
• 1⁄3 cup light corn syrup
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 4  cups quick oats, uncooked
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2⁄3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted peanuts, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease at 13x9" baking pan.
2. In a large mixer bowl, beat brown sugar and butter together until creamy.
3. Beat in corn syrup and vanilla; then stir in uncooked oats.
4. Press dough into bottom of the prepared pan.
5. Bake 15 minutes. Cool slightly (about 10-15 minutes).
6. While this is cooling, in a small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
7. Spread this mixture over the crust. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and then cool completely. Refrigerate 10 minutes to set chocolate mixture after letting it cool on its own to set chocolate mixture.
8. Cut servings into 2x1 inch bars.