Peanut Butter Chews
"These are bar cookies from the San Diego City Schools food services department as printed in the paper. I have the original newspaper clipping."
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
32 squares
- Serves:
- 32
ingredients
- 5 1⁄2 ounces softened butter
- 7 1⁄2 ounces brown sugar
- 14 ounces granulated sugar
- 9 ounces peanut butter
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 8 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup rolled oats or 1 cup shredded coconut
- 5 ounces powdered sugar
- 1 ounce peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons very hot water
- 2 teaspoons very hot water
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars, peanut butter and vanilla. Cream until blended.
- Add one egg at a time, beating until blended.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add rolled oats (or coconut) and mix.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed sugar butter mixture until blended.
- Spread batter into a greased 12 x 18 sheet pan (Also called a half sheet or 2/3 sheet pan available from restaurant supply houses.).
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies should have a chewy consistency.
- Remove and cool for 15-20 minutes while you make icing.
- Prepare icing: Combine powdered sugar and peanut butter.
- Add very hot water and beat well until smooth consistency.
- Spread on cookies while still warm. Let them cool another 15-20 minutes before cutting.
- After cutting, remove from pan to finish cooling.
- Can be cut into 2 inch to 3 inch squares. Can make three dozen depending on size of bars.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Retired school librarian.
