Peanut butter 'n fudge filled bars

32 bars

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Margarine or butter softened
2 cups Brown sugar, firmly packed
¼ cup Peanut butter
2 Eggs
2 cups Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
¼ teaspoon Salt (optional)
14 ounces Sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
12 ounces Semisweet chocolate pieces
2 tablespoons Peanut butter
½ cup Chopped peanuts

Directions

Heat oven to 350 F. Beat together margarine, sugar and ¼ cup peanut butter until creamy. Add eggs, beat well. Add combined dry ingredients; mix well. Reserve 1 cup for topping, set aside. Spread remaining oat mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. In medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, chocolate pieces and remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in peanuts. Spread mixture evenly over crust. Drop reserved oat toppingby teaspoonfuls over chocolate mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars.

Nutrition Information (1 bar): * Calories 280 * Fat 14g * Sodium 140mg * Dietary Fiber 1g

Source: Quaker Oats Prize-Winning Recipes (Paula McHargue) Copyright 1994, The Quaker Oats Company Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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