Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars
- Yield: 32 bars
- Prep 15 mins
- Bake 15 mins to 18 mins
- Stand 5 mins
Peanut butter and chocolate meet (just as they should) in these rich bar cookies.
Ingredients
-
1/2
cup
butter, softened
-
1/2
cup
granulated sugar
-
1/2
cup
packed brown sugar
-
1
egg
-
1/3
cup
peanut butter
-
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
-
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
-
Dash salt
-
1
cup
all-purpose flour
-
1
cup
rolled oats
-
1 1/2
cups
semisweet chocolate pieces
-
1/3
cup
sifted powdered sugar
-
3
tablespoons
peanut butter
-
2 -3
tablespoons
milk
Directions
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated and brown sugars. Beat until thoroughly combined.
- Add egg, the 1/3 cup peanut butter, the baking soda, vanilla, and salt. Beat until thoroughly combined. Stir in flour and oats. Spread into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Sprinkle with chocolate pieces; let stand for 5 minutes to soften.
- Meanwhile, for icing, stir together powdered sugar, the 3 tablespoons peanut butter and enough of the milk, a tablespoon at a time, to reach drizzling consistency.
- Spread softened chocolate evenly over bars. Drizzle with icing. Cool in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.
Nutrition Facts
(Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars)
sodium (mg) 73, fiber (g) 1, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, cal. (kcal) 145, sugar (g) 12, Potassium (mg) 70, Niacin (mg) 1, carb. (g) 18, Riboflavin (mg) 0, sat. fat (g) 3, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1, Folate (µg) 12, Monounsaturated fat (g) 3, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, vit. A (IU) 99, iron (mg) 1, calcium (mg) 11, pro. (g) 2, Thiamin (mg) 0, chol. (mg) 14, vit. C (mg) 0, Fat, total (g) 8