Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 ½ cups peanut butter, divided
2 cups old fashioned oats
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350℉.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar together.
3. Add vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup of the peanut butter; stir to combine.
4. Add oats, flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well combined.
5. Butter cookie sheet and spread out dough in an even layer.
6. Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.
7. Drop remaining peanut butter (about 1 ½ cups) all over on top of warm bars and gently spread when peanut butter has begun to melt.
8. Let the bars cool until peanut butter has set up.
9. While cooling, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars.
10. Cut into bars and serve.
