1 c Margarine or butter
— softened
2 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 c Peanut butter
2 Eggs
2 c Quaker Oats, uncooked
— (quick or old-fashioned)
2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt (optional)
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
— (not evaporated milk)
12 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces
2 tb Peanut butter
1/2 c Chopped peanuts
Heat oven to 350 F. Beat together margarine, sugar and 1/4 cup peanut
butter until creamy. Add eggs, beat well. Add combined dry
ingredients; mix well. Reserve 1 cup for topping, set aside. Spread
remaining oat mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking
pan. In medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, chocolate pieces and
remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter. Cook over low heat until
chocolate is melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in
peanuts. Spread mixture evenly over crust. Drop reserved oat
toppingby teaspoonfuls over chocolate mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes
or until light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars.
Nutrition Information (1 bar): * Calories 280 * Fat 14g * Sodium
140mg * Dietary Fiber 1g
Yields
32 Bars