Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

Have I got a recipe for you! This recipe is courtesy of my friend Jenny Johnson. She is a wonderful baker, and I love her treats. After I tried this I came home and told my husband that I had a new top 10 favorite treat, and these are it! First of all, this recipe is so easy. Second of all, I had never had these before and the flavors/textures were PERFECT in my book. The bottom layer is a peanut butter/oat cookie, followed by a thin chocolate layer, followed by a thin layer of peanut butter buttercream frosting. So, so, good! This recipe makes a ton. If you want to half this recipe, it works out great. My friends, family, and followers MUST try this one. If only I could attach an audio of my voice describing how much i love these...you would be convinced.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
1 c butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 c creamy peanut butter
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 c flour
2 c quick oats
1 1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

Frosting:
1/3 c butter, softened
1/3 c peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c powdered sugar
dash of salt
milk for desired consistency

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine butter and sugars until fluffy. Add peanut butter, vanilla and eggs, mix well. Add dry ingredients to wet until combined. Spread into a greased cookie sheet. Cook for 15 minutes. When the cookie layer comes out of the oven, sprinkle chocolate chips evenly all over the cookie layer. Let chocolate chips sit until they turn shinny. Spread them evenly over the cookie layer until covered. Let cool completely. Mix frosting ingredients until desired consistency reached. Spread a thin layer of the buttercream over the chocolate layer.