advertisement label
Search

Baking Center

Holiday Food & Entertaining

Chocolate Peanut Butter-Filled Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

Cookie Bars:
3/4cup  (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened 
3/4cup  REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter, divided 
2cups  packed light brown sugar 
2eggs 
1teaspoon  vanilla extract 
2-1/2cups  quick-cooking rolled oats, uncooked 
2-1/2cups  all-purpose flour 
1teaspoon  baking soda 
1/2teaspoon  salt 
1(10-ounce)  package  REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips, divided 
1-1/2teaspoons  shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) 
Filling:
1/2cup  REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter  
1/3cup  butter or margarine 
1/2cup  HERSHEY'S Cocoa  
1(14-ounce)  can  can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) 
1-1/2teaspoons  vanilla extract 

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.
Beat butter and 3/4 cup peanut butter in large bowl until well blended; beat in brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until well blended.
Stir together oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into butter mixture. (Dough will be thick.) Set aside 2 cups dough.
Press remaining dough onto bottom of ungreased 15-1/2" x 10-1/2" x 1" jelly-roll pan.
Prepare filling; spread over dough.
Set aside 1/2 cup peanut butter chips for drizzle. Add remaining peanut butter chips to reserved dough; crumble mixture over filling.
Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown (chocolate will be soft). Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Place reserved 1/2 cup peanut butter chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave at Medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Drizzle over bars; allow drizzle to set. Cut into bars.
Print   Full | 3x5 | 4x6
Serves: 48
Print Recipe
Full | 3x5 | 4x6
Recipe Provided By
Hersheys

Important Wal-Mart Disclaimer: All content, including but not limited to, recipe and health information provided in In Stores Now, is for educational purposes only. Such content is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the diagnosis, treatment and advice of a medical professional. Such content does not cover all possible side effects of any new or different health program. Consult your medical professional for guidance before changing or undertaking a new diet or exercise program. Advance consultation with your physician is particularly important if you are under eighteen (18) years old, pregnant, nursing, or have health problems.