No Bake Chocolate Butterscotch Bars

Ingredients

3.5 cups oats

1 cup peanut butter

4 tbsp cocoa powder

1 stick butter

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup milk

3 tsp vanilla flavoring

1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

1. Melt the butter, sugar, milk and cocoa powder in a saucepan. Heat to boiling. Let the mixture boil for approximately 1 minute. This boils off some of the excess liquid. Stir the mixture constantly during this process to prevent the sugar from burning. 

2. Turn down the heat to low. Add the peanut butter. Stir until the peanut butter is fully mixed in and smooth. 

3. Add the oats. Mix well. 

4. Butter a casserole dish. Pour oatmeal mixture into the casserole dish. 

5. Pour the butterscotch pieces on top. Mix them in. Don't think you're going to cut corners and add the butterscotch pieces when you add the oats. That will cause your butterscotch to melt and you don't want them to melt entirely. 

6. Place dish in the refrigerator uncovered for two hours. 

7. Remove the dish of oatmeal bars from the refridgerator and cover them with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Remember, you don't want food just sitting out uncovered in your fridge. These bars, however, need a little while to harden without the risk of sweating.

8. Slice into bars and enjoy!