Oatmeal Peanut Butter Snack Bars

By amybites

Ingredients

• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cups crunchy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350º F

In the bowl of an electric mixer, add peanut butter and sugar and mix on high speed until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add in vanilla extract and mix until combined.

Add in flour, oats, salt and baking soda, mixing on medium speed. The dough will look crumbly and you want the peanut butter mix to be broken up into clumps. Add milk with the mixer on low speed, and mix until a dough forms. Fold in chocolate chips.

Make sure dough is completely combined, and roll it into a ball with your hands. Place it in the middle of an 8×8 baking dish, pressing it to fit. Bake for 18 minutes, or until set and golden on top. Let cool completely, then cut into 9 squares.