Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Peanut Butter Bars better than the Lunch Lady's! Full of peanut butter, oats and the most amazing chocolate frosting. You'll never need another peanut butter bar recipe again!
Servings: 24 squares
Ingredients
Peanut Butter cookie Layer
- 1/2 cup (111g) salted butter
- 1 cup (246g) peanut butter
- 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (123g) brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups (228g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (100g) old fashioned oats
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Chocolate Icing
- 1/2 cup (111g) salted butter
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 6 tbsp milk
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cream together peanut butter, butter and sugars until light and fluffy with either a stand mixer or electric hand mixer.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla, mix until just combined.
- Add in the flour, old fashioned oats, salt and baking soda.
- Mix until the dough forms. Dough will be slightly sticky.
- Spread and press the dough into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.
- Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes.
- Once the peanut butter bars come out of the oven, make the frosting.
- To make the frosting, melt the butter, cocoa powder and milk in a medium saucepan pan over medium heat. Bring to a soft boil.
- Once boiling, remove from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Let the icing cool for 10 minutes. Stir the icing to break up the crusting on top and then pour over the peanut butter bars.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting. (You can put it in fridge to speed up the process, if desired.)
Nutrition
Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 227mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 262IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg