Chewy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars Recipes

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER PAN SQUARES

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and peanut butter; stir until smooth. Combine sugar and flour; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Beat in eggs and vanilla. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until lightly browned and edges start to pull away from sides of pan, 28-32 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

THE BEST OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line an 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Spray lightly with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then continue to cook it, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Keep an eye here, you don't want burnt butter! Remove from heat and scrape the butter into a large heat proof mixing bowl.
• Whisk in both sugars and mix until well combined. Stir in the vanilla. Then add in the eggs and egg yolk, beating until combined. Stir in the milk.
• Using a rubber spatula, add in the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and rolled oats, mixing until just combined. Finally, fold in the chocolate chunks. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 24 to 30 minutes, or until the edges are firm and golden. Press extra chocolate chunks on top of the warm bars, if desired.
• Cool in pan for at least 1 hour before cutting. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt before serving, if desired.

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Combine corn syrup and brown sugar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, cook at a boil for 1 minute, and remove from heat. Stir peanut butter and vanilla extract into sugar mixture. Add rice cereal, oats, cranberries, and coconut; stir well.
• Press peanut butter mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

HEALTHIER CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine oats, coconut, crushed pretzels and salt.
• In another bowl, combine honey and peanut butter (if you find it hard to mix them together, feel free to warm them in the microwave for 10-12 seconds) and pour over dry ingredients. Gently mix together until completely combined.
• Line an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with parchment paper. Pour mixture into pan and press firmly with a piece of folded over parchment paper to avoid sticking to your hands (or spray your hands with nonstick cooking spray and push mixture into place).
• Place pan in freezer for about 30 minutes or until bars are firm.
• Mix melted chocolate chips and coconut oil together in the microwave or on the stove top.
• Remove bars from the freezer. Spread melted chocolate over the bars and cut into 12 pieces.

DELICIOUS CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed cream the butter with both sugars and vanilla until no sugar granules remain (about 4 minutes).
• Add in the peanut butter and beat until combined.
• Add in eggs and beat until combined.
• In a bowl combine the flour with baking soda and oats; add to the creamed mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
• Mix in chocolate chips.
• Transfer and spread into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes or until JUST set (do not overbake).
• Cool then cut into squares.

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
• In a large bowl (or the bowl of your stand mixer) beat together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes (using a hand mixer if you don't have a stand mixer is a good option.)
• Add the two eggs and vanilla and mix to combine.
• Add the oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to the bowl and mix to combine well.
• Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes and then stir again (this gives the oats time to absorb some of the moisture giving you the nice cookie dough texture).
• Using a cookie scoop or two spoons, place a large tablespoon of dough on the baking sheet, about 3 inches apart.
• Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are set and lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing from the sheet and placing on a wire rack to cool.
• Enjoy right away. Store extras in an air-tight container for up to a week or in the freezer for much longer.

CHEWY OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan.
• In microwave-safe large bowl heat butter in microwave oven on High until butter melts, stirring once.
• Stir in oats, sugar, and corn syrup until well combined.
• With fingers, press oat mixture evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until edges are set and center is slightly jiggly; cool completely on wire rack.
• In a 1-quart sauce pan , heat chocolate chips and peanut butter over low heat until chocolate is melts and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently.
• Spread chocolate mixture evenly over oat crust.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.
• Cut lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 10 bars--40 bars.
• If bars are difficult to remove from pan; place pan on a very hot damp towel for a few minutes to warm slightly.
• Store bars in covered container, with wax paper between layers, in refrigerator up to 1 month or in freezer up to 3 months.

THICK AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13by-9-inch baking pan with foil, letting the excess hang over the edges of the pan by about 1 inch (this will help you lift the bar easily from the pan in one piece). Spray the pan with cooking spray.
• Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter and sugars until combined. Use a whisk or a rubber spatula to mix in the egg, egg yolk, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined (be careful not to over mix the dough or the bars will be tough). Fold in the chocolate chips and the peanuts.
• Scrape the dough into the prepared pan, pressing and smoothing the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until the top is slightly golden and firm to the touch and the edges are starting to pull away from the sides of the pan, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Lift up on the foil overhang to remove the bar from the pan, and transfer it to a cutting board. Use a ruler to cut it into 2-inch squares.