17. Serious Peanut Butter Bars

This is one of my favorites! My friend Monica Lara gave me the recipe and I tweaked it a bit and wound up making them for her son's wedding! 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 cups regular oats (not quick/instant)
Frosting:
1 1/2 cup peanut butter 
1 box powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Mix butter and peanut butter with blender.  Add sugars and vanilla and cream together.  Add eggs slowly and blend.  Add flour slowly and blend.  Stir in oats with a wooden spoon and pour into 13x9 inch pan.  Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out of center clean.  Cool completely before slicing and frosting.  For frosting, beat all ingredients together until light and fluffy.