Peanut Butter Fingers

This is one of my husband's favorite treats. The wife of someone he worked with made them one day, and he actually asked for the recipe for me. Chocolate and Peanut butter, what's not to love? I also like them because they're quick and easy, but make enough for a crowd.

Peanut Butter Fingers

2 sticks butter
2 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. peanut butter (I prefer creamy, but you could probably use crunchy)
2 1/2 c. oatmeal
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and peanut butter. Add oatmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mixture will be thick. Spread in an ungreased jelly roll (11" x 16") pan. (You can use both a 9" x 13" and an 8" x 8" both if you don't have an 11" x 16".) Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Do not overcook; will just be starting to turn golden. Cool in pan. Frost with a layer of peanut butter. Then frost with chocolate frosting (recipe below). Cut in long bars. (I sometimes just cut them in squares. I'm not one for following directions...)

Chocolate Frosting

6 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/4 unsweetened cocoa powder
4 c. sifted powdered sugar (I never sift mine. Once again with those directions...)
1/4 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat butter until smooth and then add cocoa powder. (Watch out, the cocoa powder sometimes puffs up out of the bowl and I end up with a fine layer of cocoa powder on everything in a close radius.) Gradually add 1 cup of the powdered sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in remaining powdered sugar. If needed, beat in enough additional milk to reach spreading consistency.