Chewy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars

These bars tastes a lot like Oh Henry candy bars. A great holiday cookie, makes enough for a big crowd.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 40 Bar cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, cut up (2 sticks)
• 4  cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1  cup  milk chocolate chips
• 3⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°; grease 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan.
2. In microwave-safe large bowl heat butter in microwave oven on High until butter melts, stirring once.
3. Stir in oats, sugar, and corn syrup until well combined.
4. With fingers, press oat mixture evenly into prepared pan.
5. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until edges are set and center is slightly jiggly; cool completely on wire rack.
6. In a 1-quart sauce pan , heat chocolate chips and peanut butter over low heat until chocolate is melts and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently.
7. Spread chocolate mixture evenly over oat crust.
8. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.
9. Cut lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 10 bars--40 bars.
10. If bars are difficult to remove from pan; place pan on a very hot damp towel for a few minutes to warm slightly.
11. Store bars in covered container, with wax paper between layers, in refrigerator up to 1 month or in freezer up to 3 months.