No Bake Chocolate/Peanut Butter Oat Bars

Lightly grease 9 x 13 pan (cooking spray)

1 1/2 cups butter or margarine

1 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6 cups quick cooking oats

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla.  Mix in oats.  Cook over low heat 2 - 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

Press 1/2 mixture into bottom of 9 x 13 pan.  Reserve other 1/2 for topping.

1 (12 oz.) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup peanut butter

Melt chips and peanut butter in small saucepan over low heat.  Pour over crust in pan and spread evenly.  Crumble remaining mix over chocolate  and press down gently.

Refrigerate 1 hour.

Pat G. brought these delicious bars to our first “snack and stitch.”  With the peanut butter, oats and chocolate, I am sure they must be healthy!