PB&J Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9 baking pan with foil, leaving a little extra over the edge of the dish. Grease foil with butter.
2. 2
   In a mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg.
3. 3
   Mix in peanut butter. Slowly add in flour and baking soda, mix until incorporated. Fold in oats.
4. 4
   Set aside 1/2 cup of the dough, and press the rest of it into the bottom of your prepared pan.
5. 5
   Spread jelly over the top of the dough.
6. 6
   Pinch off pieces of reserved dough and drop them on top of the jelly.
7. 7
   Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. 8
   Cool. Grab edges of the foil and pull the bars out of the pan for easy cutting.
9. 9
   Cut into squares.