Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

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Here's a great Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bar recipe by Pillsbury that I made today. It's a little heavy on the butter, but oh. my. goodness. It is good.

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

Base and Topping

2 1/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats

1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup butter, softened

Filling

1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 (6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup coarsely chopped salted peanuts (I didn't use these)

Steps

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2 In large bowl, combine all base and topping ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of sprayed pan to form base.

3 In small bowl, combine condensed milk, peanut butter and vanilla; mix until well blended. Pour mixture evenly over base. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and peanuts. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top; press down gently.

4 Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Center will not be set. Cool 1 hour 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.