Warm weather. Picnics. Spring hikes. The perfect time to make these bar cookies. The peanut butter and oats make these stick to your ribs in a good way. Equally at home served for a party or for soccer practice snacks. My friend, Shawn, gave me this recipe and it is too good to keep to myself!

Here’s what you need:

1/2 c. butter

1 c. brown sugar, packed

1 c. sugar

3 eggs, beaten

2 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. baking soda

1 and 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter

4 and 1/2 c. oats

1 c. semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

1 c. mini M&Ms

In a large bowl (or stand mixer) cream butter and sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in peanut butter and baking soda.

Add oats and combine.

Stir in chocolate chips and m&ms.

 

Spread dough in a greased 15″ x 10″ jelly-roll pan (or cookie sheet with sides).

*Use a butter paper or a greased piece of waxed paper to press dough flat.* The dough will be very, very sticky. Don’t add more oats. Don’t be tempted to add flour.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350° for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden. Cool and cut into bars.

(I am cooking in an RV oven so the cookies pictured were baked in a disposable pan 1/2 the size of a regular cookie sheet. I made two pans – baking one at a time.)