Old School Lunchroom Peanut Butter Bars Recipes

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RETRO SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS



Retro School Cafeteria Peanut Butter Bars image

It's taken me a while to find this recipe. There are many versions of "the peanut butter bar" but, I believe this recipe comes the closest to what I remember eating in the 1960's (via our elementary school lunchroom). Boy those ladies could really cook back then!

Provided by Deborah Olson

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Bar Cookie Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 ⅛ cups white sugar
1 ⅛ cups brown sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
¾ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ⅔ cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 15x10-inch baking pan.
  • Cream white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and eggs together in a mixing bowl. Mix in peanut butter and vanilla extract. Add flour and blend well. Add oats, baking soda, and salt and mix to combine. Spread into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool or chill in the refrigerator, about 30 minutes.
  • While bars cool, blend powdered sugar, butter, milk, and peanut butter together in a bowl, adding more milk to give frosting the desired consistency. Frost cooled bars and cut into 20 pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 387.9 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Cholesterol 49.2 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 136 mg, Sugar 36.9 g

EASY PEANUT BUTTER BARS



Easy Peanut Butter Bars image

I got this from one of my best friends. She made them at a football party that we went to. They are super good and very easy to make!

Provided by Melinda

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Bar Cookie Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 11

cooking spray
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups packed light brown sugar
¾ cup peanut butter
½ cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Mix flour, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, milk, egg, vanilla extract, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Fold chocolate chips into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.7 calories, Carbohydrate 36.5 g, Cholesterol 27.1 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 276.2 mg, Sugar 23.8 g

CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS



Cafeteria Peanut Butter Bars image

These were the peanut butter bars that our school cafeteria used to sell for 25 cents a bar. I am sure they had to make multiple pans a day, these were so good! Very easy to make and really tasty! No baking required. Prep time does not include refrigeration time.

Provided by musiclady12076

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 15m

Yield 36 2x2 squares (cookie sheet), 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup salted butter, melted
1 (18 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter
12 ounces chocolate chips
1/2 cup salted butter

Steps:

  • 1. Mix the sifted powdered sugar, brown sugar and melted butter together well. Fold in the creamy peanut butter until blended.
  • 2. Spread the peanut butter mixture into a buttered pan; 9x13 for thicker bars, cookie sheet for thinner bars.
  • 3. Melt the chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter and pour over the peanut butter mixture. Spread around to make it even.
  • 4. Refrigerate for 1 hour, until chocolate has solidified most of the way, and cut into bars with an unserrated knife.
  • 5. Return to the refrigerator over night until set. (I return to the freezer for faster set time).

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