Peanutty Brownie Bars
2 cups Quaker® Oats (quick OR old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter OR margarine, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 large egg
1/2 cup butter OR margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
FOR CRUST:
Combine oats and flour in medium bowl. Beat peanut butter, butter
and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy
(about 2 minutes). Add egg and continue beating until blended.
Stir in oat mixture; mix well (mixture will be crumbly.) Reserve
1 cup mixture for topping. Set aside. Press remaining oat mixture
firmly onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
BAKE for 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
FOR BROWNIE FILLING:
Beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer in large bowl
until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and continue beating until well
blended, about 2 minutes. Stir in cocoa and flour; mix well. Spread over warm
crust. Sprinkle evenly with reserved oat mixture. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or
until center of brownie mixture feels firm when lightly touched. (Do not
overbake.) Cool completely.
Cut into bars. Store tightly covered.
Makes 24 bars
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