Frosted Peanut Butter Bars

By Moxey2009

Peanut butter lovers will go crazy for these!

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4 cups 10X powdered sugar
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup milk
• Toppings:
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp shortening

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 15" x 10" x 1" baking pan.

In a mixing bowl, beat peanut butter, shortening and brown sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, then gradually add to creamed mixture and mix until combined. Add milk and mix well. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and smooth the top. Bake for 16-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.

For frosting: In a mixing bowl, cream peanut butter and shortening, then beat in powdered sugar. Gradually beat in enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cooled bars.

Topping: Melt chocolate chips and shortening, stir until smooth. Drizzle over frosted bars.

Note: Cut the bars before frosting them, but leave them together. Frost them as one and then separate with a spatula.