No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

I am not going to lie, most of the recipes that I use are from the family cookbook at this point in my life, so I don't have too many creative things to contribute. But, here is a recipe with chocolate that I have that is pretty good!

1 cup butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter

Grease 9 inch square baking pan. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and vanilla, mix well.
Stir in oats. Cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until ingredients are well blended. Press half of mixture into prepared pan.
Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips in small heavy saucepan, over low heat, stirring occasionaly. Stir in peanut butter. Pour chocolate mixture over oat mixture in pan; spread evenly. Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate layer. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

(Makes 32 bars)