The BEST Peanut Butter Bars!

We LOVE peanut butter!!! If it has peanut butter, the odds are that it will be on our favorites list! I mean who doesn't love peanut butter...unless your allergic to peanuts I guess...ANYWAY this recipe is easy, quick, and super delicious! I must warn you though, it can be very difficult to stop eating it and once you make it the first time, you're family will NEVER stop asking for it!

INGREDIENTS

1 C Sugar

1 C Firmly Packed Brown Sugar

1 C butter (softened)

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

2 1/2 C smooth peanut butter

2 C oatmeal (old fashioned oats, not quick oats)

2 C flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

FROSTING

1/2 C butter (softened)

1/4 C milk

1 tsp vanilla

3 Tbl cocoa

2-3 C confectioners (powdered) sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

• In your standing mixer, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together.

• Add vanilla, eggs, and 1 C peanut butter, mix.

• Add oats, flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined.

• Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and spread out dough in an even layer.

• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

• Remove from oven and the spoon remaining peanut butter (you might need more depending on how thick of a layer of peanut butter you want-we always use more.

• When peanut butter has melted (I usually place in the cooling oven with door slightly open to speed up this process) spread into even layer on top of bars.

• Let cool unit peanut butter has set up. (Place in freezer or fridge to speed up this process)

• When cool, in a medium bowl, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars. Don't forget to lick the beaters!

• Cut into bars and ENJOY!

• Store in air tight container for up to a week.