Monday, February 17, 2020

Doug and Melanie's Peanut Butter Bars

I found this recipe years ago and am now copying it here from our family cookbook binder. Enjoy!


Peanut Butter Bars
1 cup butter                                                            
1 cup brown sugar                                                   
1 cup white sugar                                                     
1 cup peanut butter                                                  
2 eggs                                                                       
1 tsp. vanilla                                                            
2 cups flour                                                              
1 cup oats
1 tsp salt
1 cup white sugar
5 Tbl evaporated milk
4 Tbl butter
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Cream butter, brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.  Then add flour, oats and salt.  Spread on a cookie sheet (with walls) and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.  Cool.  Spread a thin layer of peanut butter over top of cookies.  In a heavy saucepan, cook 1 cup white sugar, evaporated milk and butter for 5 minutes, slowly bringing to a boil.  Then add marshmallows and chocolate chips.  Stir until smooth and then spread while hot over top of cooled cookies and peanut butter.

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