These Peanut Butter Cookie Bars are bound to be a hit! This recipe for peanut butter blossom bars will be your families go to recipe when you’re craving this classic flavor combination.
This recipe for peanut butter blossom bars will be your families go to recipe when you’re craving this classic flavor combination.
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More about Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter Cookie Bars are do decadent and a favorite for those who love peanut butter blossoms. Here are some interesting facts about our favorite partner for jelly.
- The first patent for peanut butter was issued in 1895 to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
- The United States is the largest producer of peanuts in the world.
- Peanut butter is a good source of protein, healthy fats, and fiber.
- The average American consumes more than six pounds of peanut butter per year.
Why This Peanut Butter Cookie Bar Recipe is a Keeper
Peanut Butter Blossom cookie bars are a delicious twist on classic Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies. Chocolate and Peanut are a match made in heaven and so are these peanut butter bars.
- 35 Minute Dessert: These peanut blossom cookie bars only take 35 minutes to make start to finish.
- Easy Ingredients: All pantry friendly ingredients, you probably already have most of the essentials to make this recipe!
- Family Friendly: Your family will absolutely adore this cookie bar twist on classic Betty Crocker peanut butter blossoms.
If you’re looking for more bar inspired recipes, try these Apple Crisp Bars, Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars and Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars.
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Can I use other butters in these Peanut Butter Cookie Bars?
Of course, you can use sunflower butter, cashew butter or almond butter to make these cookie bars.
Ingredient Notes to Make Peanut Butter Bars
These bars are soft and chewy and full of peanut butter flavor. This is such any easy peanut butter dessert.
- Peanut Butter: The key to making this peanut butter bar is to have a really good quality peanut butter.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for the Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
These chocolate peanut butter cookie bars are a perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays. This homemade peanut butter recipe will be perfect for the peanut butter lover in your life.
- Crunchy Peanut Butter: Make the soft cookie with a little crunch and add even more nutty peanut flavor.
- Top of the Bars: Make a brownie layer to the cookie layer and make a peanut butter brownie.
- Unsalted Butter: In place of the salted butter you can use an unsalted butter and control the level of salt for these delicious peanut butter bars.
Special Equipment Needed
Cutting into bars can be tricky. You want nice even squares. Therefore, you might want to try this cutter.
- Bar Cutter: This handy little gadget will make sure that you have the perfect little squares every time.
How to Make Creamy Peanut Butter Cookie Bars
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This is one of the easiest recipes for chewy peanut butter bars you can ever make and it’s sure to become a favorite. These cookie bars don’t require any special ingredients.
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These are the basic steps for making peanut butter squares recipe. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
STEP 1: Prep your Pan
First preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking dish with cooking spray or parchment paper.
STEP 2: Mix together the Butter and Peanut Butter for the Easy Peanut Butter Batter
Then in a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients including flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, set aside. Next in another bowl beat together brown sugar, and room temperature butter, peanut butter until smooth. Then stir in the egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients mixture with the wet ingredients and mix well.
STEP 3: Bake Time
Now press cookie dough into the baking dish and top with granulated sugar. Bake for 20-25 minute until the until the edge are starting to look golden brown.
STEP 4: Top the Dessert Bars with Hershey’s Kiss
Immediately after you remove the baked peanut butter bars from the oven top with the Hershey’s Kisses. Finally, let the bars cool completely before cutting into 16 equal pieces. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe FAQs for Thick and Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Expert Tips to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe
These chewy peanut butter bars are a hit with everyone who loves chocolate and peanut butter.
- Don’t have Hersey Kisses: You can sprinkle some chocolate chips over the top right when they come out of the oven. It won’t give you the same look but you will still get that chocolatey flavor.
- Store Bars in an Airtight Container: To prevent these chewy peanut bars from getting stale, add a slice of bread to the air tight container you store in. Adding in a piece of bread essentially helps to retain the moisture in the cookies.
- Baking: Under-bake thick and chewy peanut butter cookie bars just a bit. They turn out nice and chewy.
- Mini Peanut Butter Cups: If you love peanut butter try topping with mini peanut butter cups for even more peanut butter flavor. They will be loaded with peanut butter goodness.
- Freeze: Freeze the bars in an airtight container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
What to Serve with Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes
Peanut Butter Cookie Bars
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Butter, softened
- ¾ cup Peanut butter
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 16 Hershey’s Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8×8 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
- Press the dough into the prepared pan and sprinkle the sugar on top.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
- Immediately after removing the pan from the oven, press the Kisses into the bars, making sure to space them evenly apart.
- When the dough has cooled completely, cut into bars and serve.
Expert Tips
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: This is a great recipe for peanut butter and chocolate bars, so if you are going to a gathering you might want to double this recipe, just increase ingredients proportionally and split between 2 baking dishes.
- Don’t have Hersey Kisses: If you do nit have access to hersey kisses, you can sprinkle some chocolate chips over the top right when they come out of the oven. It won’t give you the same look but you will still get that chocolatey flavor.
- Store with a Slice of Bread: To prevent these chewy peanut bars from getting stale, add a slice of bread to the air tight container you store in. Adding in a piece of bread essentially helps to retain the moisture in the cookies.