Peanut Butter Bars!

This past week in class, the Foods and Nutrition 1 class has been learning about measuring and conversions. They practiced and practiced their measuring, and finally began to prove to me that they knew a thing or two about measuring. On one of our final days, I did a measuring demo for them with peanut butter bars. Needless to say, those 9th graders LOVE them! You'll find the recipe below if you want to try it out! Make sure to measure correctly! :)



Peanut Butter Bars

1 C brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 C margarine
1/2 tsp salt
1 C sugar
2 C quick oats
2 Eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 C creamy peanut butter
1 (12 oz.) pkg. milk chocolate chips
2 C Flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Melt the margarine in the microwave
3. WIth an electric mixer, cream together the brown sugar, sugar, eggs, peanut butter and melted margarine until creamy.
4. Add the flour, soda, salt, quick oats and vanilla and mix well.
5. Greast a large cookie sheet and spread the dough out evenly.
6. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until edges look golden brown
7. Right as the peanut butter bars come out of the oven, sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly across the top. Wait for them to melt and then spread them out covering the peanut butter bars evenly.
8. After the bars are completely cooled and the chocolate is dry to the touch, frost evenly with the peanut butter frosting.


Peanut Butter Frosting

3/4 c. creamy peanut butter
2-3 C powdered sugar
1/4 C- 1/2 C milk

1. With a spoon, mix the peanut butter, powdered sugar and a small amount milk in a large bowl. Continue to mix in milk, small amounts at a time, until the frosting reaches a creamy consistency.
2. If it is to thick, add a little more milk. If it is too thin, add a little bit more powdered sugar.