Peanut Butter Chews - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 1/2 ounces softened butter
7 1/2 ounces brown sugar
14 ounces granulated sugar
9 ounces peanut butter
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 ounces all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup rolled oats or 1 cup shredded coconut
5 ounces powdered sugar
1 ounce peanut butter
2 tablespoons very hot water
2 teaspoons very hot water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars, peanut butter and vanilla. Cream until blended.
Add one egg at a time, beating until blended.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add rolled oats (or coconut) and mix.
Add dry ingredients to creamed sugar butter mixture until blended.
Spread batter into a greased 12 x 18 sheet pan (Also called a half sheet or 2/3 sheet pan available from restaurant supply houses.).
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies should have a chewy consistency.
Remove and cool for 15-20 minutes while you make icing.
Prepare icing: Combine powdered sugar and peanut butter.
Add very hot water and beat well until smooth consistency.
Spread on cookies while still warm. Let them cool another 15-20 minutes before cutting.
After cutting, remove from pan to finish cooling.
Can be cut into 2 inch to 3 inch squares. Can make three dozen depending on size of bars.