Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009

these are highly addictive. My children are not big fans of oatmeal and I had hoped that this recipe would make them change their minds. It didn't but I enjoyed them tremendously. They lost their crunch after day 2 so keep this in mind if cooking ahead of time.

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KristiD

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Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

very yummy and very easy recipe to follow. i didn't have quick oats so i just used the old fashioned ones and cooked them a little longer. i also added a little sweetened condensed milk to the chocolate mixture to make it extra fudgey.thanks for sharing! i will make these again!!

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morrill4

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

I made these for the holidays. They were delicious. I don't know if I did something wrong with the bottom layer of oatmeal mixture, though, because most of it didn't "firm up" and stayed in the pan after I cut them up. Not a huge deal because my husband and son ate what was left in the pan. :)

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RICKMEIER

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2008

Soooooo Good, my family and I were looking for something easy to make but good, we came across these and we devoured them.

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BEACHES28

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

I read reviews before making and I did use 3/4 cup butter instead of 1 cup and it worked great. Perfect, love it!

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Susie

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

I think this recipe has potential but needs some tweaking. 1 C of butter is just way too much, result was greasy oatmeal. Will try again with more brown sugar, less butter and bringing to a boil before adding vanilla and oats. Microwave works great for melting chips and peanut butter together.

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

Quick, easy and it looks really impressive. However, the oats were too moist from the butter and they did not taste like they were cooked enough. The chocolate and peanut butter combo was really good, maybe I'll try it again and cook the oats more.

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Tracy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brick, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Glassboro, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

These are so easy to make, and DELICIOUS. Everybody loves them. I made them for christmas, something a little different from the everyday cookie, and they were quite a success.

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jillybean

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

I followed the recipe exactly and loved it. They came out of the pan so perfectly and tasted great!

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LauraJLS

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

These were really good. The oatmeal was crumbly, but still good.

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kim1430

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008

The only reason I'm giving this recipe a 4* instead of 5 is because of the amount of butter. I add 3/4 cup and a little extra oats. And just for preference, I add a little less chocolate chips. I store them in the fridge so they stay firm. They don't last long around my house. Great recipe when you reduce the amount of butter.

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sweetemmy

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2008

These are great! I had to use a slightly larger pan because that was what I had available which led to thin layers, but still soo good! I am already plotting out when I can make these again!

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Cookin Kate

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2008

Very good, very rich. I added more chocolate chips and more peanut butter. The most difficult part was getting htem out of the pan. The oat layer was very crumbly and half of it stayed in the pan when I was trying to get it out. Otherwise, they seemed to be a big hit. Thanks for the recipe.

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pomplemousse

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2008

I made these today. I expected them to taste rich and delicious because I love the combination of peanutbutter and chocolate. They were just ok. Also the recipe called for 1 cup of butter I found that too be too much. When I put the first layer of oatmeal/butter/brown sugar into the pan to flatten out, I noticed that it was extremely greasy. It called for a grease pan. I was better off leaving the pan ungreased. I had to keep taking paper towels and blotted off the butter. If I ever bake these again, next time I'll use a lot less butter and a little more sugar.

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BABY

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Living In: Glendale, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

These are very easy and taste good! I tried to reduce the butter to 3/4 a cup...and I don't recommend it because the topping was way too crumbly!

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GessicaAbsi

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

Good, quick bar recipe. I followed advice and used 3/4 c. butter only and slightly more peanut butter than called for. Definitely didn't need the extra butter.

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NKTAUBE

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

Made with 3/4c of butter. Turned out great! And I found them a lot easier to cut while still cold.

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bakingaddict

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Living In: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2008

i usually try to make a recipe for the first time without making many suggested changes, so that i can rate the original recipe fairly. in this case, i wish i would have followed suggestions to reduce the amount of butter in the oat mixture. it was absolutely too much butter and overpowered the flavor of the oats. i also agree that less peanut butter would be a good idea, so that the peanut-chocolate layer isn't quite so thick (trust me -- i love chocolate and peanut butter but you want a treat that works together as a whole). my son helped me make these, and he loves them. that all being said, i might make these again, with modifications.

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lockesmom

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

love these! made them less than a week ago and already making them again after experiencing withdrawal! modifying the recipe to 9x11 this time - they went too fast!

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Allison

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2008

I cut the butter by half, but added 1/4 cup APPLESAUCE to oat mixture (figured it needed a liquidy replacement). It was the perfect texture and held together fine without greasiness. Tastes like a layered no-bake. I liked the texture of old-fashioned oats in this. Also I think BOILING the sugar/ butter mixture ensures the best "stickability" of the oats. DRIZZLING a bit of chocolate mixture atop was a great idea, Mary G!

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