Day 279 (Not So Empty Again) - Sinfully Sweet

Here I am...11:30 at night and I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE TODAY!

 

Some days are just like that!  Oh, I was definitely busy, but nothing I did was picture worthy...I went to work, came home and cooked dinner, worked on the computer for Laurel Light Camp, made "usher assignment" phone calls for the Heritage Theatre and then headed off to work again for Library Board Meeting.  Yup, nothing picture worthy. :(

 

But Scott had the day off and he could have taken lots of pictures...if he cared!  But he's not the one doing this blog!  He does try to keep me happy though, so he took a late night picture for me of his sinfully sweet goodie he made today.  The intent was to delivery them to his home teaching families tonight but they didn't turn out quite right.  Perhaps they'll go to his co-workers now...they'll eat anything!  ha, ha.

 

So here's a picture and the recipe.  Lately Facebook has had a plethora of sinfully sweet recipes and other goodies.  It's enough to make a person fat just looking at them!!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 3/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 cup (6 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 large egg, beaten
1 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter

 

HEAT oven to 350°F. Combine oats, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and baking soda in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in peanuts.

RESERVE 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture. Stir egg into remaining crumb mixture. Press onto bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

BAKE 15 minutes.

STIR together sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter in small bowl until well combined. Pour evenly over partially baked crust.

STIR together reserved crumb mixture and chocolate chips. Sprinkle evenly over peanut butter layer.

BAKE an additional 15 minutes. Cool. Cut into bars.