Food Friday: Peanut Butter Bars!

Peanut butter cookies are my favorite. A good spin off of those include these peanut butter bars. If you need to whip something up tomorrow for your church Christmas Cookie Walk, try these. Guaranteed you will not be able to eat just one! Happy Baking!

Frosted Peanut Butter Bars

½ cup crunchy peanut butter

1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened

¾ cup sugar

¾ cup packed light brown sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups unsifted all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

In a large bowl, stir together peanut butter and butter until creamy. Gradually beat in sugars. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into peanut butter mixture. Spread batter in a greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Beat in a preheated 350 oven for 30 minutes. Cool in pan.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup milk

2 ½ cups confectioners sugar

For frosting, beat together creamy peanut butter and vanilla. Beat in two tablespoons milk and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and milk until smooth and of spreading consistency. Use to frost cooled peanut butter bars. Cut into 24 equal pieces.