Peanut Butter'n Fudge Filled Bars

* Exported from MasterCook *

Peanut Butter 'n Fudge Filled Bars

Recipe By : Sue Klapper
Serving Size : 32 Preparation Time :0:25
Categories : Bars

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1/4 cup peanut butter + 2 T. -- divided
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt -- optional
2 cups oats, quick or old-fashioned -- uncooked
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 package semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup peanuts -- chopped

Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan. Combine brown sugar, butter and 1/4
cup peanut butter in large bowl, mixing until light and fluffy. Beat in
eggs. Combine flour, baking soda and salt, if using, in second bowl.
Stir into peanut butter mixture until blended. Stir in oats; mix well.
Reserve 1 cup of oat mixture. Spread remaining oat mixture evenly in
prepared pan. Combine sweetened condensed milk chocolate pieces and
remaining 2 T. peanut butter in small saucepan. Cook over low heat,
stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat; stir
in peanuts. Spread mixture evenly over oat mixture in pan. Drop
remaining oat mixture by teaspoonfuls evenly over chocolate mixture.
Bake at 350 F. 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool
completely on wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes 32 bars. Source:
Milwaukee Journal. Winner of $10,000 contest for Quaker Oatmeal.

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