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Squares: Marbleous Peanut Butter Squares

Source of Recipe

Gold Medal "Let's Bake"


Recipe Introduction

Tote these "marbleous" bars to your next potluck, but don't expect to bring any home!

List of Ingredients

/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Frosting (recipe follows)
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 tablespoon milk


Recipe

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches.

Beat sugar, butter, peanut butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Spread in pan.

Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack, about 15 minutes.

Make Peanut Butter Frosting; reserve 1/3 cup. Stir cocoa and milk into remaining frosting until smooth. If necessary, stir in additional milk until spreadable. Frost bars with cocoa frosting. Drop Peanut Butter Frosting by teaspoonfuls onto cocoa frosting; swirl through frostings for marbled design. For squares, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Makes 48 squares.

PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons milk

Mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable.

1 Square: Calories: 90 (Cal. from fat: 35), Fat: 4g (Saturated: 2g), Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 55mg, Carbohydrate: 12g, Protein: 2g.