Peanut Butter Lunch Lady Cookie Bars

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Ingredients

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Ingredients

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Cream the butter, sugar, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy.

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Sift in the flour, salt, and baking soda over the creamed mixture bowl.

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Combine and mix the dry ingredients and creamed mixture. Then, add and mix the oats until combined.

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Pour and press the batter into the prepared baking pan sheet. Then bake until slightly golden on top.

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Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the cookie layer and warm it in the oven. Then, spread the melted chocolate.

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Make the creamy peanut butter buttercream. Then, spread over the cooled chocolate layer.

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Ingredients

Cookie Layer

Ingredients

Frosting + Chocolate Layer

Cream the butter, sugar, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Step 1

Sift in the flour, salt, and baking soda over the creamed mixture bowl.

Step 2

Combine and mix the dry ingredients and creamed mixture. Then, add and mix the oats until combined.

Step 3

Pour and press the batter into the prepared baking pan sheet. Then bake until slightly golden on top.

Step 4

Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the cookie layer and warm it in the oven. Then, spread the melted chocolate.

Step 5

Make the creamy peanut butter buttercream. Then, spread over the cooled chocolate layer.

Step 6

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