Oatmeal Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter

  cut into pieces
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup fruit jam, jelly, or preserves

  any flavor you like
• 1/2 cup (optional) chopped salted peanuts

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper. Or
  grease with butter pan well.
• 2 In the bowl of electric mixer blend butter and brown sugar with paddle
  attachment until smooth and fluffy.
• 3 Add peanut butter to butter and sugar and mix until fluffy.
• 4 Measure flour, oatmeal, baking powder, and salt into a bowl toss together, then
  gradually add to the wet ingredient. When combined, scrape down sides of bowl.
• 5 Scoop 2/3 of the cookie dough into prepared pan, press down into a smooth even
  layer.
• 6 Spread an even layer of fruit jam over cookie layer. Dollop pieces of the
  remaining cookie dough over jam. Place in oven and bake for 40 minutes.
  
  ** sprinkle with chopped peanuts if you like

Nutrition Info