Peanut Butter Bars with Fudge Frosting

This is a family favorite. If you are in the mood for something SWEET then these are for you! My oldest son Connor whipped up a batch last Sunday. It is so great to have a budding cook in the house. He only makes treats right now, but I can see potential! I have an idea of giving each of my boys a weekly night to be in charge of helping me prepare, serve and clean up dinner. I think being proficient in the kitchen will be a great skill in future years . Plus it will be fun for me to have a little one-on-one time with my boys and I think their wives will appreciate those skills someday!

Peanut Butter Bars

submitted by Melanie

3/4 C butter

3/4 C sugar

3/4 C brown sugar
3/4 peanut butter

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 tsp 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 firm dough is made. Press batter into a jelly roll pan (a little smaller than a standard cookie sheet--I use the pampered chef stoneware bar sheet) Bake at 325 for 12 -15 minutes, depending on your oven. Do not over bake! The bars should be BARELY golden. If you over cook them they are dry and not very good, in my opinion. Allow to cool while you make your frosting.

 

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

(this recipe is from my fried Jill-it is awesome!)

1 cup sugar

5 Tablespoons butter

1/3 cup milk

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup mini marshmallows

 

Place the sugar, butter and milk in the small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook stirring constantly, until the mixture come s to a boil. Boil stirring constantly for 1 minute. Remove the pan from heat, add the chocolate chips and stir until melted, then add the marshmallows and stir until melted. Spread onto mostly cool bars.