Chocolate Peanut Butter Layered Oatmeal Bars

INGREDIENTS

Oatmeal Cookie Bar

3/4 cup

unsalted butter (melted)

/ 4 cup brown sugar (packed)

1 tbsp

vanilla extract

1 cup

all-purpose flour (to make this gluten free, you can use finely ground GF oat flour like Bob's Red Mill)

1 cup

whole-rolled old fashioned oats

1 tsp

baking soda

1/8 tsp

salt

Peanut Butter layer

2 cups

peanut butter

1 cup

powdered sugar

1 tsp

vanilla

Chocolate layer:

5 1/2 cups

chocolate chips

3 tbsp

heavy cream or vegetable shortening