Peanut Butter Oat Squares

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"This is another recipe from my Mom's special box, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did as kids!!"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 24 squares

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup soft shortening
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rolled oats

directions

1. Cream together shortening and peanut butter. Add sugars and beat until fluffy. Blend in eggs, vanilla and almond extract.
2. Whisk together dry ingredients and add to peanut butter mixture just until blended.
3. Bake in a well-greased 9x13 pan for 15-18 minutes at 350°F.

Reviews

[HisPixie]

OK, this is difficult because as I made the recipe I realized there are basically no directions. So I improvised. I creamed the sugars, peanut butter and shortening. Then I added the eggs & extracts. Sifted together the dry ingredients and added to wet. There is no temperature for the oven--I used 350 degrees. The directions say "bake on cookie sheet." How? Mold it, spread it? I used a 9x9 pan (looking at similar recipes) and I should have used a 9x13; it was too thick to bake well. The recipe has potential; it tasted good albeit a bit dry because of the amount of time I needed to bake it (30 minutes or more). It needs some clarification. I'll try it again, though. Made for 3 Chefs November 2009.