Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Frosting
Make these yummy peanut butter bars with chocolate frosting for your next pot luck, or save them all for yourself!
Servings: 12
Calories: 684kcal
Ingredients
- Peanut Butter Bars:
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour I used whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups smooth natural peanut butter divided
- Chocolate Frosting:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, grease a jelly roll pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the 1 cup butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Add the vanilla and eggs, mixing after each addition.
- Slowly mix in the flour, followed by the rolled oats, baking soda, and salt.
- Continue mixing and add in 1 cup peanut butter.
- Evenly spread the batter into the base of the jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Working quickly, place heaping scoops of the remaining 1 cup of peanut butter across the top of the cookie bar.
- Gently spread it across the peanut butter bar as it melts. Let cool.
- While the peanut butter bars are cooling, make the chocolate frosting by whisking the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup softened butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla together.
- Spread the chocolate frosting across the peanut butter bars once they are full cooled.
- Store any uneaten bars in an air tight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 684kcal