LUNCH LADY PEANUT BUTTER BARS FOR A GROUP

 1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs 2 ½ cups peanut butter (divided)

2 cups rolled oats (not quick) 2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

FROSTING:

½ cup butter

¼ cup milk

1-2 tsp vanilla

3 TBL cocoa

2-3 cups powdered sugar (2 ½ cups seems to be perfect)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, cream the sugar, brown sugar, and butter together. Add the vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup peanut butter and stir to combine.

3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together.

4. Spread dough on a greased jelly roll pan (18x13x1"). Bake for 15 minutes (until very light brown).

5. While hot spread the other 1 1/2 cups peanut butter on top - it helps to drop spoonfuls all over the top of the bars, then spread after the peanut butter has started to melt. DO NOT try to spread before peanut butter has melted, you’ll rip your bars apart. Also, don’t be alarmed if the peanut butter drops into the bars when dropping it on.

6. Let cool until the peanut butter has become solid again (you can throw them in the fridge so they set up faster).

7. While cooling, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer and then spread on top of bars.