Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Sometimes I just love the ease of a bar cookie like these chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal bars. There is no need to scoop and cook several trays of cookies. Just spread it all into a pan and let it bake.

You can also get a texture with a bar cookie that you can’t always accomplish with a regular cookie. With bars, the result can be a more tender and/or chewy consistency.

This bar cookie recipe I have for you today combines the flavors of 3 cookies – chocolate chip, peanut butter, and oatmeal. Not only are these a  delicious combination of cookies, but these bars are super soft and will say that way for days!

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

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Ingredients

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• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips, set aside 1/2 cup for sprinkling on top

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and sugar together with a mixer for several minutes. Add peanut butter and beat together until smooth.
3. Add in eggs one at a time and blending after each one.
4. in another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this to the creamed mixture and mix until just combined.
5. Mix in the oats and chocolate chips (with the exception of the 1/2 cup that is reserved) until just combined.
6. Spread into a 13×9 greased pan. Sprinkle the reserved 1/2 cup chocolate chips on top and bake for 25-30 minutes until just light brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Don’t over-bake for best results.
8. Allow to cool, then cut into bars and store in an airtight container. Makes 24 bars.

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Recipe adapted from The Baking Chocolatess.