peanut butter oatmeal bars by maggie

How To Make peanut butter oatmeal bars by maggie

• Step 1
  Cut a piece of parchment paper long enough to place into an 8x8 baking dish. Spray lightly and set aside.
• Step 2
  Put the oats into a bowl and set aside.
• Step 3
  In a small saucepan put the sugar, salt and cinnamon - if you are using it - and stir to mix. Add the butter and milk. Heat slowly to a boil, stirring often. After it has come to a full boil, continue cooking on medium high heat for 1 minute.
• Step 4
  Remove from heat and add the peanut butter and vanilla to the hot mixture and slowly stir to melt the peanut butter completely.
• Step 5
  When the peanut butter mixture is thoroughly combined pour it over the oats and stir to mix well.
• Step 6
  Press the mixture into the bottom of your prepared baking dish.
• Step 7
  Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top of the hot mixture and wait for about a minute until they soften. The take an offset spatula or the flat blade of a knife and swirl the melting chips together to form a thin layer over top of the bars.
• Step 8
  Pop it into the refrigerator and wait about an hour. Remove from fridge, then lift the bars from the baking dish onto a cutting board and cut into 1" squares.
• Step 9
  No need to keep in the fridge but do put them into an airtight container.
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