The Best Peanut Butter Bars!
These are one of my favorite all time favorite childhood treats. My mom and everyone else I know always made them. They’re just one of those old fashioned classics! They are perfect for parties because they make a full cookie sheet, and adults and children alike absolutely love them. I mean, who doesn’t love the chocolate and peanut butter combo, and who doesn’t love cookie bars and frosting? I made them yesterday and it’s one of those things where I kept going back and cutting off a thin slice, then another, then another and then I woke up for breakfast at it was the first thing I just had to have a taste of. They really are one of the most tempting desserts you’ll ever make! Try them and you’ll see what I mean.
Peanut Butter Bar Ingredients:
All-purpose flour – for structure Quick oats – for texture Baking soda – so the bars rise Brown sugar, granulated sugar and powdered sugar – to sweeten Salt – to balance the sweetness Unsalted butter – to moisten and add richness Eggs – to bind Creamy peanut butter – to add flavor Vanilla – to add another light layer of flavor Cocoa powder – to add chocolate flavor to the frosting Milk – to thin the frosting
How to Make Peanut Butter Bars:
Even though these have several layers these really are a breeze to make.
Preheat oven and butter a rimmed baking sheet. Whisk together dry ingredients. In an electric mixer cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar Mix in eggs one a time then blend in peanut butter and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Spread mixture onto baking sheet. Bake until nearly set.
Cool briefly then dollop over peanut butter, let peanut butter melt then spread.
Prepare chocolate frosting then pour over peanut butter layer and spread even. Let set.
Tips for this Recipe
Don’t use crunchy peanut butter or it will throw the recipe off. Add peanut butter while cookies are still warm so it melts nicely and sort of absorbs into the cookies a little. Be careful not to over-bake these or the edges will be dry. Plus they’ll continue to cook just a little once removed from the oven from the heat of the baking sheet.
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