Peanut Butter & Chocolate Crumble Bars

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Crumble Bars


1 cup butter, softened

1 ½ cups packed brown sugar

2 cups old-fashioned oats

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

8 squares semi-sweet chocolate

¾ cup creamy peanut butter.


Preheat oven to 350. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Stir together oats, flour and baking soda; add to butter mixture and stir well. Press 3 cups of mixture onto bottom of 9x13 sprayed pan. Microwave chocolate in small bowl on high 1 ½ minute or until melted, stirring after 45 seconds. Stir in peanut butter. Carefully spread mixture over the oatmeal mixture crust; sprinkle remaining oatmeal crumb mixture over chocolate peanut butter. Bake 22-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown.