The BEST Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

• portions: 24 servings
• temps actif: 25 minutes
• temps total: 40 minutes

Ingrédients

1 cup butter (softened)

1 cup sugar 200 g

1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed) 200 g

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2½ cups peanut butter (divided) 270g & 405g

2 cups old fashioned oats=198 g

2 cups (240 g) flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Frosting:

½ cup butter, salted (softened) (if using unsalted add 1/8 teaspoons salt)

¼ cup milk +

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 Tablespoons cocoa powder

3 cups powdered sugar=375 g

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar together.

Add vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup of the peanut butter (270 g ); stir to combine.

Add oats, flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well combined.

Spray a baking sheet (half sheet jelly roll pan that is approximately 17.8 x 12.8 x 1 inch) with nonstick cooking spray and spread out dough in an even layer.

Bake for 15+ minutes and remove from oven.

Let cool 10-15 minutes until warm but not hot. Drop remaining peanut butter (about 1 1/2 cups=405 g) by very small spoonfuls (we use a baby spoon) all over on top of warm bars. Let set for about 5-6 minutes and gently spread when peanut butter has begun to melt. It will spread easily when the peanut butter has softened on the warm bars. Don't try to spread it while still thick.

Then let the bars cool until peanut butter has set up.

While cooling, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars.

Cut into bars and serve.

Notes

Excellent!

To make gf:

Used Bob Red Mill 1-1 290 g (did I mean 240 g?) Bag says 148 g per cup but?? If using Kats blend use 240 g + xanthan gum. Reduce butter? Let sit 10 minutes before baking.

Add 1 TBS egg white for moisture

Nutrition

• Calories: 459 kcal
• Lipides Totaux: 26 g
• Lipides Saturés: 10 g
• Acides Gras Trans: 1 g
• Cholestérol: 44 mg
• Sodium: 377 mg
• Glucides Totaux: 51 g
• Fibres Diététiques: 3 g
• Sucres Totaux: 35 g
• Protéines: 10 g