Peanut Crumble Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. grease bottom and sides of 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• 2 in large bowl, beat sugar, butter, 2 eggs, 1 t. vanilla, the flour, cocoa, oats, and baking powder with mixer on medium speed until well mixed. stir in peanuts. in small bowl, reserve 1 1/2 cups oat mixture for topping. press remaining oat mixture on bottom of pan to form crust.
• 3 in medium bowl, beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. add 3 eggs, the milk, peanut butter, and 1 t. vanilla. beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. spoon peanut butter mixture over oat mixture in pan; spread evenly to edges of pan. carefully crumble reserved oat mixture evenly over peanut butter layer.
• 4 bake 35-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. cool completely in pan on wire rack, about 30 minutes. for bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. store covered in the refrigerator.