Peanut Butter Bars

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-bars/detail.aspx  (Total Time: 30 minutes)

Even though I made these for my family for Christmas, I wanted to keep all of them for my husband and me!  We both liked these tasty treats a lot.  Soft and chewy with a good mixture of peanut butter and chocolate.  Yum!

Ingredients

·         1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

·         1/2 cup sugar

·         1/2 cup packed brown sugar

·         1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

·         1 egg, beaten

·         1 tsp. vanilla extract

·         1 cup all-purpose flour

·         1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

·         1 tsp. baking soda

·         1/4 tsp. salt

·         1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Icing

·         1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

·         2 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter

·         2 Tbsp. milk

Directions

1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.    In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars and peanut butter. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.

3.    Combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.

4.    Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.

5.    Cool 10 minutes. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over bars.