The most irresistible Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars! Made with a thick layer of peanut butter crust, a layer of creamy peanut butter, and topped with delicious chocolate frosting! These Peanut Butter Bars are so dang good, they will keep you coming back for more! Make it with me!
Peanut Butter Bars!!
It’s a good thing these Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars make an entire cookie sheet because you are going to want that many! You can get up to 50 servings of peanut butter bars!
Perfect for Entertaining a Crowd
This recipe is great for feeding a hungry crowd! It’s perfect for parties, events, or as a treat to bring to share! It’s my go-to recipe to make when I take dinner to a sick neighbor or when someone asks me to bring a dessert to a party!
I love that it makes a ton and it’s easy to throw together!
Other Crowd Pleasing Recipes
I have lots of Crowd-Pleasing Recipes on my blog! I am always entertaining and feeding large groups! Feeding a crowd is one of my specialties!
I have listed below some additional recipes that I think are perfect for feeding a large group of people!
- Loaded S’more Brownies
- Magnolia Bakery Peanut Butter Banana Pudding
- Brownies for a Crowd
- Famous Caramel Popcorn
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Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
The most irresistible Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars! Made with a thick layer of peanut butter crust, a layer of creamy peanut butter, and topped with delicious chocolate frosting!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup peanut butter, melted
For the Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 melted butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Prepare the Crust
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together sugars, peanut butter, and butter.
- Next, beat in the eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients; flour, oatmeal, salt, vanilla, and baking soda.
- Turn mixer on low speed and mix until incorporated.
- Grease a half sheet baking sheet. Spread peanut butter crust dough into the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until crust is golden.
Peanut Butter Layer
- While the crust layer is hot out of the oven, spread the creamy peanut butter over the top.
- Allow crust to cool completely before adding the chocolate frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
- Beat together powdered sugar, cocoa powder, butter, milk, salt, and vanilla in a stand mixer.
- Beat on high speed until creamy and smooth.
- Spread chocolate frosting over cooled peanut butter bars. Enjoy!
