These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars are chewy and moist. A mild peanut butter flavour mixed with chewy oatmeal and yummy chocolate chips. Bet you can't eat just one!
Tips for Making Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Squares
This will be one of the easiest recipes you've ever made! Once you get hooked on these little gems, you will be making them with your eyes closed.
The mess is minimal, using only two bowls and this recipe makes up a nice big batch (thankfully!) of 30 squares.
Mix em' up into the oven they go!
Use Butter
Be sure that the butter is at room temperature, but not melted. Margarine will not work in this recipe. The squares will turn out very greasy and you don't want that!
Oatmeal
Use quick oats. If you only have the large flakes, then pulse them for about 5 seconds in a food process. You cannot use steel-cut oats in this recipe.
Oven Temperature
I've experimented with this recipe a lot. Because it's in such a large pan for a square recipe, the edges will start to brown at the 20 minute mark at 350F. That's when you turn the oven down to 325F and cook for the remaining 10-15 minutes.
Don't take the pan out of the oven, just drop the oven temperature and let them keep working their magic.
Let them cool at least 15 minutes before cutting into squares
Substitutions
If you prefer walnuts, they're a winner in this recipe as well. I alternate back and forth depending what I have on hand.
How to serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Squares
These are the perfect afternoon treat. Tall glass of milk, cup of coffee or tea. Dare I say topped with a dollop of vanilla ice cream - oh my.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Squares
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 30 1x
Description
These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Squares are chewy and moist. A mild peanut butter flavour mixed with chewy oatmeal and yummy chocolate chips. Bet you can't eat just one!
Ingredients
½ cup butter
⅔ cup smooth peanut butter
1 and ½ cup brown sugar
2 medium eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 and ¼ cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter and brown sugar. Mix on medium speed for one minute.
2. Add eggs and mix for one more minute.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt.
4. Add flour mixture to butter/sugar/egg mixture. Mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
5. Slowly stir in rolled oats, followed by the nuts then chocolate chips.
6 Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
7. Bake at 350F oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325F (edges will be browning) and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 15 minutes before cutting into squares.
Notes
Substitute walnuts for the pecan if desired.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Dessert, squares