CHOCOLATE CHIP-PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter Bars image

An oat cookie dough becomes top and bottom layers in this easy bar, filled with nuts and melted chocolate.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 (6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup coarsely chopped salted peanuts

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In large bowl, combine all base and topping ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of sprayed pan to form base.
In small bowl, combine condensed milk, peanut butter and vanilla; mix until well blended. Pour mixture evenly over base. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and peanuts. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top; press down gently.
Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Center will not be set. Cool 1 hour 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 16 g