Peanut Butter and Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

What a mouthful! And ohhhhh what a delicious mouthful! The chocolate and peanut butter blended together is so yummy! I was trying to find an oats and either chocolate or butterscotch chips recipe, and stumbled on this one on Pinterest: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Oatmeal Bars. These were quite easy to make and full of flavor.

1 cup butter/margarine

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

2 cups flour

2 cups oats

1 tsp baking soda

8 ozs semisweet or unsweetened choc. (squares or chips - I used 12 ozs of chips)

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

In large bowl, combine and mix flour, oats and baking soda. In another large bowl, cream softened butter and brown sugar. 

Add flour mixture and combine well.

Measure three cups of oat mixture and press into greased 13X9 pan.

Melt chocolate carefully in microwave. Heat for 30-40 seconds, stir, then heat in 10 second increments until smooth. Add peanut butter and stir until mixed. Layer chocolate onto pressed layer. Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over top. Here is where I diverged... I used chips rather than squares, and rather than waste 4 oz, I sprinkled the remaining chips on the top layer. Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 22-25 minutes.