Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2011

These were a big hit. Following others comments, I used 3/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup peanut butter. I wasn't able to fully compress the top layer so I found the top was very crumbly, not sure how to remedy that but this was pretty minor given how easy the recipe was. I might actually use less filling (say 3/4 cup chocolate chips & 1/2 cup peanut butter) next time but that's just my preference. Great recipe, everyone (a class of 25 adults) loved it!

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sdGuitarGuy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mystic, Connecticut, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2011

these were good - nothing special, much better "oat" bar recipes out there,

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Melissa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2011

Fast,easy and delicious.

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jao

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2011

LOVE these! So easy and quick to make. My three adjustments were minor -- I put 2/3 of the oats in bottom of pan, and 1/3 on top instead of 1/2 and 1/2; I used an oblong pan and it worked fine; and finally, I sprinkled some Skor bits on top for a lovely extra toffee crunch, yum!

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Jane

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Clevedon, Somerset, England, U.K.

Living In: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2011

Absolutely GREAT recipe - and suitable to take to a pot luck or bake sale. Thank you to the person who stopped me from using the full cup of butter. 3/4 cup was perfect. Someone mentioned 1/2... I'm certain you will have a very dry mixture if you do. (and to the person who suggested an extra spoonful of peanut butter!) Also, just for personal preference, I used half quick oats and half large flake. I like more texture to my food made with oats. They took 15 minutes to put together and about 60 minutes to set in the fridge. It was the waiting part that was the hardest!

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Lorrie

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2011

Instead of greasing the pan, I lined it with waxed paper. When cooled, you can lift the dessert out of the pan and cut it into bars without damaging your pan.

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BigTuna31

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2011

Yummy!!!

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Julie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2011

These are really delicious no-bake bars. I cut the butter to 3/4 cup and added about 1/8 cup of milk to the oats to make them less crumbly. It took me about 15 minutes before putting them in the fridge. I also reserved about 1/8 cup of the peanut butter/chocolate in a plastic bag and cut a hole to drizzle over the bars. I cut them pretty small because they are pretty rich. Yum.

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babylou319

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Living In: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2011

Fantastic and quick. I really like these. I made the filling with 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate and the other half 60% bittersweet and then the peanut butter. I also added a teaspoon of brewed coffee to the filling, coffee compliments the chocolate.

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Barb

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2011

Delicious. I doubled the recipe and added the mixture to a 9x13 baking dish, reduced the amount of butter, and saved some of the peanut butter mixture to drizzle on the top of the finished product. Nice presentation.

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