MONKEY PEANUT BUTTER BARS

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We call this recipe 'Monkey' as a family tradition. We also have Monkey Bread. These bars are wonderful especially for when your the parent who has to bring a snack for school!

Provided by Kate

Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Time 2h43m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
⅓ cup peanut butter
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup peanut butter
3 ½ tablespoons milk

Steps:

Cream butter and white sugar and brown sugar. Blend in 1/3 cup peanut butter, egg, vanilla, and baking soda. Add flour and oatmeal. Mix well!
Spread in greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Return to oven and bake for eight minutes. Spread to smooth out chocolate chips. Cool! Mix icing and spread over bars. Refrigerate to set. Cut and eat.
To Make Icing: Mix together 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup peanut butter and 3 1/2 tablespoons milk until it makes a spreadable consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 453.9 calories, Carbohydrate 60.2 g, Cholesterol 36.2 mg, Fat 23.4 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 178.5 mg, Sugar 43.8 g