Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter Bars

 

2 1/4

cups quick-cooking rolled oats

1 1/4

cups firmly packed brown sugar

1

cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2

teaspoon baking soda

1

cup butter, softened

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

• 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.