Chocolate Peanut Butter Crumble Bars

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Lifestyle Food Digest

Categories: Cookie Bars- brownies

Ingredients

  • Filling:
  • 1/2 cup semi sweet real chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter-flavored chips
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 (14oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
  • Crumb Mixture:
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats, divided
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a 2-quart saucepan combine all filling ingredients except peanuts. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until chips and butter are melted. Stir in peanuts; set aside.
  3. In large mixer bowl combine first 6 crumb mixture ingredients. Beat at medium speed until well mixed.
  4. Reduce speed to low; add flour, 1 1/2 cup oats, baking soda and salt. Continue beating, scraping bowl often. Stir in remaining oats until well mixed.
  5. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture on bottom of lightly greased 13 × 9-inch baking pan. Spread filling over crust. Crumble reserved mixture over filling.
  6. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool, refrigerate until firm.
  7. Cut into bars. Serve.

  8. makes 4 dozen

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