The BEST Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 25 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

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 flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Frosting:

½ cup butter (softened)

¼ cup milk +

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 Tablespoons cocoa powder

3 cups powdered sugar=375 g

Directions

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.

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

Add 1 TBS egg white for moisture

Nutrition

• Calories: 459 kcal
• Total Fat: 26 g
• Saturated Fat: 10 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 44 mg
• Sodium: 377 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 51 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 35 g
• Protein: 10 g