Peanut Butter Bars

Mel introduced this recipe to me... for anyone that loves peanut butter and chocolate, these bars are for you! Yum! The best part is that they are so healthy... notice the oats in the ingredients (haha)! :) You can either make them with a layer of melted chocolate and peanut butter frosting (pictured) or just do chocolate frosting. My favorite is with this chocolate frosting recipe - it is delicious! Try it both ways and decide which you like best!Peanut Butter Bars

submitted by Brittany

3/4 c butter

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

3/4 c peanut butter

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 c flour

1 1/2 c oats

Cream together the butter and sugars. Add peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix the oats until a firm dough is made. Grease a cookie sheet and spread mixture in the pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden.

Chocolate Butter Frosting

1/2 c butter

3 1/2 tsp cocoa

6 Tb milk

1 tsp vanilla

Boil together, remove from heat and add powdered sugar until desired consistency.

*If you are doing the PB frosting, sprinkle a bag of milk chocolate chips over the peanut butter bars after they come out of the oven. Once they are melted, spread evenly. Cool completely then spread on PB frosting.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1/2 c butter

1/2 c peanut butter

2/3 c powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 Tb milk