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
Ingredients:
  • 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
Directions:
  1. Cream butter, brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.  
  2. Then add flour, oats and salt.  
  3. Spread on a cookie sheet (with walls) and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.  
  4. Cool.  
  5. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter over top of cookies.  
  6. 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.  
  7. Stir until smooth and then spread while hot over top of cooled cookies and peanut butter.

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