Chewy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, cut up (2 sticks)
• 4 cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; grease 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan.
• 2 in microwave-safe large bowl heat butter in microwave oven on high until butter melts, stirring once.
• 3 stir in oats, sugar, and corn syrup until well combined.
• 4 with fingers, press oat mixture evenly into prepared pan.
• 5 bake 20 to 23 minutes or until edges are set and center is slightly jiggly; cool completely on wire rack.
• 6 in a 1-quart sauce pan , heat chocolate chips and peanut butter over low heat until chocolate is melts and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently.
• 7 spread chocolate mixture evenly over oat crust.
• 8 cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.
• 9 cut lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 10 bars--40 bars.
• 10 if bars are difficult to remove from pan; place pan on a very hot damp towel for a few minutes to warm slightly.
• 11 store bars in covered container, with wax paper between layers, in refrigerator up to 1 month or in freezer up to 3 months.