Due to a cancellation, I had the fun task of making something from two different blogs for this reveal of the Secret Recipe Club! Not a problem since I love going through a new blog and finding something yummy to make and add to my recipe collection.
Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
My second blog today is Ambition’s Kitchen.
Kelli is a wife and mom who loves to cook for her family. We both have the same philosophy about sharing meal times as a family, and how it builds strong family bonds and values. When I went to her blog for the first time, her latest post jumped out at me. It was a recipe for Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars. The title and picture intrigued me, so I had to check it out. I wasn’t lucky enough to have these yummy looking dessert bars made for me when I was in school, which is where this recipe seems to have originated.
Even though I continued browsing her blog, I kept coming back to these peanut butter bars and ultimately decided to make them for the reveal. Wow, are they good! I didn’t have the size of pan the recipe called for, so my bars are a little thicker then what they should be from using a smaller pan. I had to cook them a few minutes longer as well, but they still came out delicious and so good. They are a definite keeper.
For more information on the Secret Recipe Club, including a list of participating bloggers, featured recipes from members, and instructions on how to join visit the Secret Recipe Club website!
Check out my previous Secret Recipe Club posts: English Muffin Bread, Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Fresh Strawberry Pie with Shortbread Crust, Cherry Delight Breakfast Cake, Sweet Potato Crepes, Peanut Butter Popcorn, Peanut Butter Banana Muffins, Corn Chowder, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
You can also add a middle layer of peanut butter if you'd like, but I left it out and it still came out delicious.
Ingredients
- Bottom Layer
- 1 cup Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 cups old-fashioned Oats
- Chocolate Frosting Layer
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine first 3 ingredients in the bowl of a mixer and beat until smooth.
- Beat in vanilla, eggs and peanut butter.
- Add the baking soda, salt, flour and oats and mix well.
- Spread into a well buttered jelly roll pan (18"x13"x1"). Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden and baked through.
- Remove from oven and let set until completely cooled.
- Once cooled, frost with chocolate frosting (recipe follows) and cut into bars to serve.
- For Frosting
- In the bowl of your mixer, add all of the frosting ingredients and mix until smooth.
- Spread on top of bottom layer, cut into bars and serve.
Recipe Also Shared With: My Favorite Finds, Make Ahead meals For Busy Moms, Delightfully Dowling, Claire Justine, Jam Hands, Skip To My Lou, Mrs Happy Homemaker, Flour Me With Love, Polish The Stars, I Should Be Mopping Your Talking To Much, Crafty Texas Girls, T – It’s a Blog Party 33 Shades of Green, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam, Blessed with Grace, All the Small Stuff, Mandy’s Recipe Box, Nap Time Creations, Reasons To Skip The Housework, Chef In Training, Inside BruCrew Life, W - We are That Family, Sugar and Dots, Semi Homemade Mom, T – Miz Helen’s Country Cottage, Fireflies and Jellybeans, Frugal Follies, What’s Cooking Love, F – Tidy Mom, It’s a Hodgepodge Life, Simply Designing, Rattlebridge Farm, Tater Tots and Jello, Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hippo, Happy Go Lucky Blog, Comfy in the Kitchen, Chic on a Shoestring Budget, Simply Sweet Home, What-About, S – I Am Only 1 Woman, Be Different Act Normal, Six Sisters Stuff S – Everyday Moms Meals, I heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, Shaken Together Life, Under the Table and Dreaming, Addicted to Recipes
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Yum!!! Both of those recipes sound delicious! What a trooper for picking up two blogs this month ;) I had your blog for September and I sure had a blast learning more about your blog and discovering your delicious recipes!! The buttermilk cornbread is for sure going to be a regular around here especially in the fall and winter time
I would have loved having these at lunch time at school! Looks fabulous!
Yummy! Peanut Butter and Chocolate are such a tried and true (and delicious!) combination!
Oh my, these sound decadent!! What a cute name too :)
These look delicious! Great SRC choice!
These will for sure make it to a pin board! Thanks for sharing at MTM!
Great bars! My mom makes similar ones, they are awesome! :)
Oh, these are one of my favorites! People always want the recipe when I bring them to an event.
These look scrumptious! I wish I would've had them for my lunch…thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday :)
Cant wait to make these!!
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I found you through Polish the Stars linky party. These look just amazing! I think the smaller baking tin was a pretty good move, making then nice and thick.
I had something similar in school…YUM…I'm a fellow group D'er
YUM! We used to have these at our high school and they smelled amazing. :) Show & Share Wednesday is open if you'd like to share:
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These Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars look awesome and a great treat to serve a group. Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
These look fantastic! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Love seeing new faces. Have a blessed week & come back soon!
The recipe name is very cute! Never had them, but I'm going add this to my must try list!!!
I bet my kids would love this one - a must-try!
Thanks for linking up with Frugal Food Thursday at Frugal Follies!
Yummy! They look great!
these look so good. I pinned these! Perfect thing to share with the contractors I work with.