{"id":16924,"date":"2014-08-06T05:30:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=16924"},"modified":"2019-11-26T06:59:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:59:18","slug":"peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-coconut-oatmeal-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/08\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-coconut-oatmeal-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Coconut Oatmeal Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Food-Header-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/08\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-coconut-oatmeal-bars\/chocpbcoco\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ChocPBCoco.jpg?fit=640%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ChocPBCoco\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ChocPBCoco.jpg?fit=640%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ChocPBCoco.jpg?resize=640%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ChocPBCoco\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ChocPBCoco.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ChocPBCoco.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try saying <em>THAT<\/em> fast three times! Bar cookies are great in the summer because you can bake them all in one shot, and they&#8217;re sturdier than cookies, so they pack better in a picnic basket or a beach bag &#8211; and they&#8217;re delicious!\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 1\/2 cups old-fashioned oats<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1\/2 cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1\/4 cup smooth peanut butter<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 cup packed light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li id=\"zlrecipe-ingredient-9\" class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 and 1\/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 cup of sweetened coconut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. Preheat oven to 350\u00ba and line a 9&#8243; x 13&#8243; pan with foil.<\/p>\n<p>2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, mix butter and peanut butter until combined. Add the sugars, beat until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the eggs.<\/p>\n<p>3. Add the flour mixture in three batches. Stir in the chocolate chips and coconut.<\/p>\n<p>4. Bake for 25 to 28 minutes, the center should be set (check with a toothpick). Makes 2 dozen bars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try saying THAT fast three times! Bar cookies are great in the summer because you can bake them all in one shot, and they&#8217;re sturdier than cookies, so they pack better in a picnic basket or a beach bag &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/08\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-coconut-oatmeal-bars\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238,4],"tags":[2657],"class_list":["post-16924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-bars"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-4oY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46299,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/11\/03\/leftover-halloween-candy-cookie-bars\/","url_meta":{"origin":16924,"position":0},"title":"Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"November 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I carved my pumpkin and set it on our step, many, many bags of candy were purchased. 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