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peanut butter bars

(1 rating)
PamTheCookingWitch avatar
Recipe by
Pam Blais
@PamTheCookingWitch
Ft. Pierre, SD

Who doesn't love the taste of peanutter butter and chocolate together...these are yummy and makes quite a bit.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For peanut butter bars

  • BARS
  • 1 stick
    butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 c
    peanut butter
  • 1 lg
    egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    quick cooking oats
  • 1 c
    semi sweet chocolate chips
  • FROSTING
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 4 Tbsp
    peanut butter
  • 4 Tbsp
    milk

How To Make peanut butter bars

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a nine by thirteen by two inch baking dish.
  • 2
    Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugars, and peanut butter. Add the egg and vanilla. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Mix the oatmeal into the flour mixture and stir into the creamed mixture.
  • 3
    Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the batter...Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
  • 4
    Mix the frosting ingredients ogether until smooth and spread over the warm peanut butter bars. Cool completely before cutting. Makes 3 dozen one by three bars or more if you cut them smaller like pieces of fudge.
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