Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert Bars Recipe
These amazing, creamy, and utterly delicious peanut butter bars are going to be a huge hit with your kids. They are sort of like a homemade peanut butter cup that is made with real ingredients from your pantry! This peanut butter chocolate bar recipe is outrageously good and so satisfying as an after school snack or decadent dessert to take to a potluck or serve to company.
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softned
- 1 cup granuated white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter divided
- 2 cups quick cooking, old fashioned oats
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup milk I use orgnanic whole
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, creamtogether 1 cup softened butter, 1 cup white granulated sugar and 1 cup packedbrown sugar.
- Add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 large eggs, and 1 cup of the peanutbutter; stir to combine.Mix in 2 cups quick cooking oats, 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoonbaking soda and 1 teaspoon salt and mix until well combined.
- Spray a 9x13 pan or jelly roll pan with nonstick cookingspray and spread out the dough in an even layer. Bake for 15 minutes and removefrom oven.
- Drop remaining peanut butter (about 1 1/2 cups) by verysmall spoonful (we use a baby spoon) all over on top of warm bars. Let set forabout 5-6 minutes.
- Once the peanut butter has softened, gently spread thepeanut butter evenly. Don't try to spread it while still thick. Then let thebars cool until peanut butter has set up.
- While cooling, mix together the frosting by mixing 1/2 cupsoftened butter, 1/4 cup milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 4 Tablespoons cocoapowder, and 3 cups powdered sugar using a hand mixer. Smooth the chocolate frosting over the bars and spread until even. Cut into bars and serve.