Best Bar In Town

Many years ago while living in Atanta, I had a boss with whom I shared a love of cooking. Her name was Ruth, and, no, I did not name one of my children for her. She did, however, share a recipe with me that her mother had named for her... Baby Ruth Bars. Whenever chocolate meets peanut butter, it is a happy moment. These incredible little morsels are very simple to make and can be stored for months in the freezer. My family agrees that they are the best bar in town.

Baby Ruth Bars

2/3 cup butter, melted                                                1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup peanut butter                                                  1/2 cup butterscotch chips

1 cup brown sugar                                                        2/3 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup corn syrup                                                       1 cup dry roasted peanuts

1 tsp. vanilla

4 cups oatmeal (1-minute kind)

In large Pampered Chef batter bowl, melt butter in microwave. Stir in peanut butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and GOOD vanilla. Combine well. Mix in oatmeal. Using disposable glove on your hand, press batter into greased11x16 stone bar pan or baking pan of your choice (I use butter wrapper to grease). Bake 400 for 12 minutes. While crust is baking, melt peanut butter with chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in same (unwashed) batter bowl, using 1 minute intervals in microwave until melted. Add peanuts when chips are melted. Pour onto crust immediately when it comes out of oven. Cool completely and cut into 1x2" bars. Great for freezer.