A wonderful, simple dessert dish that I inherited from my grandmother that is ideal for the beginning of fall. If desired, top with whipped cream and garnish with pecan slices and a few stray graham cracker crumbs.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 1 – 10×15 inch jellyroll pan |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons evaporated milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10×15 inch jellyroll pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Mix in the oats until evenly distributed. Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top. Return to the oven for 2 more minutes, or until chocolate chips are shiny. Remove and spread the chips out smooth. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining peanut butter, confectioners’ sugar and evaporated milk until smooth. Spread over the chocolate layer when cool. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 264 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 181 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made these bars in a 9”X13” pan. I used Old Fashioned Oats and a huge Dove milk chocolate bar. They took a little longer to cook. They were dry and crumbly but my husband loved them very much! They needed semi-sweet chips instead. The icing is delicious!! I’ll make them again but likely use quick oats and maybe a little cinnamon.
Wasn’t as popular at the Pot luck as I thought it would be. Made it exactly by the recipe.
Very good. I used natural peanut butter so I added more salt to the bar cookie layer and the frosting, and a little vanilla to the frosting too. As another reviewer said, bake at 350 18 min And I ended up drizzling on the frosting but they look great.
Super easy to make 1/14
I made a couple of small changes, but regardless this is a great recipe from what I tasted. I cut the recipes in half using the recipe calculator. I added the chips into the batter, but I used some cinnamon chips that I had leftover. I didn’t add the icing because I just ran out of powdered sugar making cupcakes a few days ago. These bars are crumbly, so be warned about that, but the taste is amazingly delicious!
I put them in a 9×13. They taste like oatmeal cake with a little peanut butter flavor. They are good, but not what I was hoping for. If I make them again I will cut the oatmeal by 1/4-1/2 cup.
really good and easy. just like i remember them from my school days! i cooked them for 10 minutes and they were not dry at all. the peanut butter frosting makes them something super special!
This is actually good, a little dry but good
A new family favorite. Followed the recipe and had no problems at all. I love the addition of the oats, and my kids loved the peanut butter frosting!
so delicious!!
These are good. Nothing to rave about. Good with a glass of milk. May or may not make them again but glad I tried them.
I cut the oatmeal to 1 1/4 cups and cook it in a 9×13 – it was a huge hit!
These were not anything special in my opinion, the bottom was very dry and the top didn’t quite make up for it. If I was going to make them over, I would have put the chocolate chips in the dough.
Everyone loved them!
Yummy bars and easy to make. The bottom was a little dry but the melted chocolate and the peanut butter glaze made up for it.
These were just like the bars I had in elementary school growing up! My dough did not spread to fill out the whole pan, but it didn’t matter. I broke up chocolate bars instead of using chips. I did half with milk chocolate, and the other half with semi-sweet. Everyone had their favorite! I had to eat 4 bars before deciding I didn’t have a favorite! Everyone asked me for the recipe. Peanut butter bars are not known here in England (or they just aren’t popular), but they were a big hit with all my UK friends- even with the people who don’t like peanut butter!
made these for the church luncheon. they were ok, but thin. I would put them in a smaller pan to make them thicker and cut them into smaller squares.
Thanks so much for posting this recipe! My daycare used to give us these, and I found a recipe for it a few years ago, but it got lost (along with a whole lot of other recipes). Just lately I’ve been REALLY wanting these. I’ve never heard of these with the chocolate on top, but it is just as good!! Thanks so much!
Excellent! My kids, my husband and I, and my in-laws all LOVED this bar! I simplified it by mixing the chips in the batter, then baked it at 350 for 18 minutes. I totally skipped the frosting and no one missed it. My mother-in-law made sure she had this recipe when they left! I made this twice in one weekend – this is definitely a keeper!