Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
Delicious peanut butter bars just like the ones the lunch ladies used to make in the old days!
Ingredients
Cookie Base
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ tsp vanilla or more depending on taste
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ cups oats
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter Set aside to spread on after baking
Chocolate Frosting
- 4 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 TBL cocoa powder (Heaping tablespoons!)
- ¼ cup milk or cream
Instructions
Cookie Base
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Cream together butter and sugars in a large bowl or mixer.
- Add eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla then mix well.
- Add dry ingredients and combine.
- Press dough into a 12x18 sheet pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Pull from the oven and let cool 5-7 minutes.
- Spread reserved cup of peanut butter over the top of hot cookie then cool completely.
Chocolate Frosting
- Mix ingredients together in a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand alone mixer.
- Stop and scrape sides of bowl with a spatula, adding more milk if necessary to reach desired consistency.
- Beat on highest speed until creamy and whipped.
- Spread thickly over cooled cookie base.