Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter Bars

 

Base and Topping
2 1/4	cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/4	cups firmly packed brown sugar
1	cup all-purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon baking soda
1	cup butter, softened
Filling
1	(14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1/4	cup peanut butter
1/2	teaspoon vanilla
1	(6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2	cup coarsely chopped salted peanuts

DIRECTIONS

1.	Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2.	In large bowl, combine all base and topping ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of sprayed pan to form base.
3.	In small bowl, combine condensed milk, peanut butter and vanilla; mix until well blended. Pour mixture evenly over base. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and peanuts. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top; press down gently.
4.	Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Center will not be set. Cool 1 hour 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.