Peanut Butter Bars

From Betty

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup quick oatmeal

1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

2. Cream shortening and sugars together. Add rest of ingredients and mix well.

3. Press evenly in prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

4. Frost immediately after you take out of oven.

Frosting

1 cup powder sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 to 8 TBS. milk

1. Mix together using enough milk to make into desired frosting consistency. Gently spread on warm bars.

**You can double the recipe and bake on a 13x18 inch cookie sheet or you can halve the recipe and use an 8 inch square pan. Just watch the baking time closely and adjust as needed.