Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

This is a recipe that one of the girls in our college group and I made up on Saturday. It turned out really yummy:o)

Cookie

1/2 c. creamy peanut butter

1/2 c. butter

2 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

3 c. oatmeal

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 c. flour

1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Topping

1/2 c. half-n-half

12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

2/3 c. peanuts, roughly chopped

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar, and eggs. Add oatmeal and vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together salt, soda, and flour. Add to creamed mixture 1 cup at a time. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Press onto a large cookie sheet or pizza pan until 1/2" thick. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
4. In a double boiler, heat half-n-half until warm. Add chocolate chips, stir continually till smooth. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla, stir till smooth.
5. Place chocolate sauce in a quart-sized ziptop bag, close tightly and cut of one corner (to create a makeshift piping bag). Drizzle over the cookie and then sprinkle the chopped nuts on top. Let cool 5-10 minutes before cutting.