Peanut Butter Bars
"These are amazing and delicious bar cookies. I always get SO many compliments when I make these. Be careful, they go FAST, despite the fact that this recipe makes so many!"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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40 bars
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2⁄3 cup peanut butter (I use creamy)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups oats (old fashioned or quick cooking)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 4 tablespoons soft butter
- 2 -3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Cream butter and sugars.
- Mix in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt.
- Combine two mixtures together.
- Press evenly into a 15x10x2 cookie sheet (jelly roll pan).
- Bake at 350°F for 15-18 minutes (till golden brown).
- Mix the frosting ingredients together.
- Spread the frosting over the warm bars.
- Occasionally the frosting will be a little hard to spread. When this happens, I add either milk, or I microwave the frosting for 10-20 seconds and it is a lot easier to work with.
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Reviews
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Wow! I've tried out a couple of peanut butter bar recipes and this one is the best, by far. They're chewy but not too peanutty and the chocolate frosting is just perfect. -
Thanks for a great recipe! I love that they are made with stuff I usually have on hand. The bars are soft and not too sweet. I was afraid there would be enough of the frosting when I started spreading it, but a thin layer is plenty, as it is pretty sweet. Even my non-chocolate liking DD enjoyed these.
