Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars

Serves: 24

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 ½ cups peanut butter, divided

2 cups old fashioned oats

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

Frosting:

½ cup butter, softened

¼ cup milk

2 tsp vanilla

4 Tbsp cocoa powder

3 cups powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar together.
3. Add vanilla, eggs, an 1 cup peanut butter; stir to combine.
4. Add oats, flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well combined.
5. Spray a baking sheet (half sheet jelly roll pan that is approximately 17.8 x 12.8 x 1 inch) with nonstick cooking spray and spread out dough in an even layer.
6. Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.
7. Drop remaining peanut butter by spoonfuls on top of warm bars and spread when peanut butter has begun to melt.
8. Let cool until peanut butter has set up.
9. While cooling, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars.
10. Cut into bars and serve.