SCHOOL LUNCH PEANUT BUTTER BARS

For years a favorite bar cookie of Utah Valley students. I ate my fair share in high school, which is probably why I was never skinny in high school, come to think of it.

Layer One:

¾ cup butter, softened

¾ cup white sugar

¾ cup brown sugar

3 eggs

¾ cup peanut butter

¾ tsp soda

½ tsp salt

½ Tbs vanilla

Mix well with electric mixer.

Add 1 3/4 - 2 cups flour and 1 3/4 cups quick or rolled oatmeal. Mix in well. Spread evenly on greased 12 X 16 inch cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Layer Two:

Spread chocolate chips over layer one while still warm. Let cool.

Layer Three: (optional)

3-4 cups powdered sugar

1 ½ cups peanut butter

8 Tbs evaporated milk

Mix together and spread over top of chocolate layer. Cut into bars.

Or you can change Layer Two to: spread creamy peanut butter over top and for Layer Three: Melt until smooth, 1 Tbs butter and 1/3 cup cocoa. Add to above mixture and beat until smooth: 2 ½ cups powdered sugar ½ Tbs vanilla, 1/8+ milk. Spread over peanut butter layer.

OR you can add chocolate chips to the oatmeal batter and when cooled, frost with chocolate frosting (preferably Duncan Hines classic chocolate.)

Cut into bars.