Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- CHOCOLATE FILLING (recipe follows)
- 1 1/2 cups REESE'S MINI PIECES Candies
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 350. Beat butter, peanut butter and brown sugar until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat thoroughly. Stir together oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. (Dough will be thick.) Remove 2 cups dough; set aside. Press remaining dough onto bottom of 13x9 inch baking pan. Prepare CHOCOLATE FILLING. Spread filling evenly over dough. Sprinkle candy pieces evenly over filling. Crumble reserved dough evenly over filling. Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. (Chocolate will be soft.) Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.
CHOCOLATE FILLING: Melt 1/2 cup butter in saucepan over low heat. Stir in 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa and 1/3 cup sugar. Add 1 can sweetened condensed milk; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick. Remove from heat; stir in 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.