Peanut Butter Bars and Frosting Recipe

Recipe from http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/lunch-lady-peanut-butter-bars.html

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup peanut butter

2 cups oatmeal (not quick)

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt


Cream first 3 ingredients together. Add the vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter and combine. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together. Spread dough on a greased jelly roll pan (18x13x1"). Make at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (until golden brown). While hot spread 1 1/2 cups peanut butter on top. Cool so that the peanut butter has become solid again (I usually throw them in the fridge so they set up faster and so I can eat them sooner!). Spread your favorite chocolate frosting on top and cut into bars.


My fave buttercream frosting recipe for these bars:

1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine, softened

1/4 cup milk

1-2 tsp vanilla (depending on your taste)

3 Tablespoons cocoa (I have never really exactly measured)

2-3 cups of powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars