Peanut Butter And Chocolate Swirl Bars

Our Peanut butter Chocolate Swirl Bars are crave worthy.  About six month ago Dale and I went low carb.   Under ANY circumstances, a diet of any kind is not pleasant. It is especially hard for those of us who publish a baking blog. 

Our Peanut Butter – Chocolate Squares have always been my favorite cookie. I love the oatmeal base and the richness of the peanut butter and chocolate make them irresistible. I remember a similar version of them from my childhood and I loved them right from the start.

Today, as I was measuring out the ingredients, I started thinking about having just one cookie. You know the tricks we play in our heads when we are on a diet? Well, I had all the voices working overtime trying to tempt me into eating the cookies. I never wavered, I held tight to my goals and I’m happy to say that all of the cookies arrived safely to our co-workers.

During the day I had people coming to me after eating a cookie and would tell me how great it was. I smiled and thanked them. Although I really wanted a Peanut butter Chocolate Swirl Bars, I am glad now that I remained low-carb. Life can be hard out here for a blogger.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Bars

This bar cookie is considered a classic. It has an oatmeal base with a layer of peanut butter and chocolate swirled together.  Weather you are in high school now or, like me and several years on the other side, you cant go wrong with this cookie. 

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Keyword Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Bars

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 18 squares

Author Doug Bakes Staff

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups peanut butter, divided
• 2 cups quick oats
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees  

   
   

2. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.

   
   

3. Add vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup peanut butter; combine.

   
   

4. Add oats, flour, baking soda, and salt and combine.

   
   

5. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and spread out dough evenly.

   
   

6. Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.

   
   

7. Drop remaining peanut butter by spoonfuls on top of warm bars and sprinkle with the chocolate chips.

   
   

8. Once peanut butter and the chips have begun to melt, spread and swirl the peanut butter and chocolate chips

   
   

9. cool until peanut butter and chocolate have set. Enjoy