Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate Frosting
Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod
Everyone loves these bars! They are easy to make and perfect for parties and potlucks!
Servings: 16 -24 bars
Ingredients
For the Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars:
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
For the Chocolate Frosting:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar together until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
- With the mixer on low, slowly beat in the flour mixture. Mix until just combined. Stir in the oats.
- Put dough into prepared pan. Press gently with fingers to even the dough out. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until bars are light golden brown and set around the edges. Cool completely.
- While bars are cooling, make the chocolate frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer, using the blade attachment, beat the butter and cocoa together until smooth, about 2 minutes. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk and beat until creamy and smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Frost the cooled bars with chocolate frosting. Cut into squares and serve.