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Peanut Butter Bars
Soft and chewy Peanut Butter Bars topped with peanut butter icing and chopped peanuts. This sweet and salty treat is loaded with delicious peanut butter flavor.
👥 18 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 43 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 18 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- microwave
- spatula
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
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Bars:
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 pan with foil or parchment paper, leaving overhang on at two sides for easy removal. Grease the foil or parchment, set aside.
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Wet ingredients
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In a large bowl, microwave butter and peanut butter until melted and smooth. Add brown sugar, whisking until combined. Add eggs and vanilla, whisk until combined, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
large eggs2
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Dry ingredients
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In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until combined. Stir just until no streaks of flour remain, and be careful not to overmix. The batter will be thick.
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Combine and bake
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Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and press it into an even layer. Bake for ⏱️ 17-20 minutes, until light golden brown.
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Icing:
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Once the bars are baked, remove the bars from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack. Immediately proceed with the frosting.
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Frosting
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Place butter, peanut butter, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a simmer, whisking frequently, then remove from the heat. Immediately whisk in vanilla extract and powdered sugar, whisking until smooth and combined. Pour over the warm bars and spread into an even layer. Work quickly; this frosting will firm up fast. Sprinkle with peanuts and flaky sea salt, lightly pressing the peanuts into the frosting. Allow the bars to cool and the frosting to set before cutting and serving.
Flaky sea salt
Nutrition Facts
calories
354 kcal
fat Content
23 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
20 g
sodium Content
144 mg
protein Content
8 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
42 mg
carbohydrate Content
33 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
13 g
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