Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9" x 13" pan with parchment. Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray. Mix together oats, wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, chocolate chips and peanuts.

In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, melted butter, honey, corn syrup, peanut butter, water and vanilla.

Toss the wet ingredients with the dry until the mixture is evenly crumbly.

Spread in prepared pan, use a spatula and gently press mixture evenly in pan.

Bake the bars for 25 to 30 minutes, until they're golden brown around the edges.

Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.

Carefully remove from pan and cool on a wire rack for one hour. Use a long serrated knife to cut into 4”x1.25” bars.

Wrap bars individually to store; or store in layers with parchment in between. In humid weather, it's best to store bars in the refrigerator. They also freeze well.