Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

You might have thought that we had already posted enough chocolate-and-peanut-butter recipes on this blog. You'd be wrong! This particular recipe has a wonderful texture and flavor that nearly exactly tastes like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Can't beat that! (And it makes a lot of them!)

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons water

- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups oats
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 15x10-inch pan.

In a large bowl, cream the butter, 3/4 cup peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, and water.

Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, then gradually add to the creamed mixture.

Spread into the prepared pan. Bake 20-24 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned.

In the microwave, melt together the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and 1/2 cup peanut butter.

Allow the bars to cool slightly, then pour the glaze over the bars and spread evenly. Cool completely before cutting.