Peanut Butter Bar Recipe

This is an easy throw together recipe great to take on trips, potlucks, picnics and something mom would make when we had lots of peanut butter in the house!

Peanut Butter Bar Recipe

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup water
1/2 whole milk
1 cup creamy peanut butter

Cream butter sugar and peanut butter until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla then blend in the dry ingredients beating until well blended.
Bake in a greased 13x9 pan at 350 degrees until toothpick comes clean in the center. Around 25 minutes.

Homemade Frosting for the top:

3/4 cup peanut butter I use crunchy
3 tablespoon softened butter
3 1/2 cups (or to 3/4 cups) powdered sugar
6 tablespoons or more of whole milk
Beat together until smooth and easy to spread consistency.
Optional: more chopped peanuts for garnish or mini chocolate chips