No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

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Description

Yummy oatmeal and chocolate mix nicely together to make a crowd-pleasing square perfect for potlucks or cookie exchanges.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup peanut butter

Instructions

  1. Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla extract. Add oats and cook over low heat until combined
  3. 2 to 3 minutes. Spread 1/2 of the oat mixture into the prepared pan.
  4. Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in small heavy saucepan over low heat
  5. stirring frequently until smooth
  6. about 4 minutes. Pour chocolate mixture over oat layer and spread evenly. Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate
  7. pressing in gently.
  8. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until set
  9. 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 8 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 18 mins

Servings: 16

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