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