School Cafeteria Peanut Butter Bars Food

RETRO SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 15x10-inch baking pan.
• Cream white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and eggs together in a mixing bowl. Mix in peanut butter and vanilla extract. Add flour and blend well. Add oats, baking soda, and salt and mix to combine. Spread into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool or chill in the refrigerator, about 30 minutes.
• While bars cool, blend powdered sugar, butter, milk, and peanut butter together in a bowl, adding more milk to give frosting the desired consistency. Frost cooled bars and cut into 20 pieces.

CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• 1. Mix the sifted powdered sugar, brown sugar and melted butter together well. Fold in the creamy peanut butter until blended.
• 2. Spread the peanut butter mixture into a buttered pan; 9x13 for thicker bars, cookie sheet for thinner bars.
• 3. Melt the chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter and pour over the peanut butter mixture. Spread around to make it even.
• 4. Refrigerate for 1 hour, until chocolate has solidified most of the way, and cut into bars with an unserrated knife.
• 5. Return to the refrigerator over night until set. (I return to the freezer for faster set time).

THE REAL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and white sugar and brown sugar. Blend in peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, and baking soda. Add flour and oatmeal. Mix well.
• Spread batter in greased 15"x10"x1" pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven turn the oven off. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top of bars. Return to oven and allow to sit for 8 minutes or until chocolate is melted. Spread to smooth chocolate, and allow to cool.
• To make the peanut butter icing: Mix together powdered sugar, remaining peanut butter, and milk until it makes a spreadable consistency. Cover the bars and enjoy!

NO BAKE CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except the chocolate chips in a large microwave safe bowl.
• Microwave until butter and peanut butter are melted, one to two minutes (time will vary by microwave).
• Remove from microwave and use a large spoon to stir all of the ingredients together until they form a ball of dough that leaves the side of the bowl.
• Pat into a 9x13 pan.
• Pour chocolate chips into another microwave safe bowl and microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until completely melted. Spoon over top of peanut butter mixture and spread evenly.
• Allow to cool completely at room temperature until chocolate hardens again or place in the refrigerator for faster hardening.
• Cut into squares and serve to some awfully happy people!

THE BEST LUNCH LADY PEANUT BUTTER BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar together.
• Add vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup of the peanut butter; stir to combine.
• Add oats, flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well combined.
• Spray a baking sheet (half sheet jelly roll pan that is approximately 17.8 x 12.8 x 1 inch) with nonstick cooking spray and spread out dough in an even layer.
• Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.
• Drop remaining peanut butter (about 1 1/2 cups) by very small spoonfuls (we use a baby spoon) all over on top of warm bars. Let set for about 5-6 minutes and gently spread when peanut butter has begun to melt. It will spread easily when the peanut butter has softened on the warm bars. Don't try to spread it while still thick.
• Then let the bars cool until peanut butter has set up.
• While cooling, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars.
• Cut into bars and serve.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat a convection oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). See note for non-convection oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in peanut butter until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a plastic scraper between additions. Add eggs 5 or 6 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down bowl, and mix for a minute. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually mix into the dough until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl one more time, and be sure the bottom has mixed evenly.
• Scoop out dough using an ice cream scoop, or roll into 2 inch balls. Place cookies 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake for 7 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are lightly toasted. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes so they do not crumble.

SCHOOL DAYS PEANUT BUTTER CHEWS

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugars, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
• Mix, creaming well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add rolled oats and mix well.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
• Mix until well blended.
• Spread batter into a greased 12-by-18-inch cookie pan with sides.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Do not over-bake.
• For the glaze: Combine powdered sugar and peanut butter.
• Gradually add hot water.
• Spread glaze on warm Peanut Butter Chews.
• Cut while warm.
• Cookies will be of a chewy consistency.