Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars

Chocolate cookie bars topped with peanut butter filling and chocolate. Like a peanut butter cup in cookie bar form!

👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●pan
●oven
●bowl
●whisk
●microwave

📝 Preparation Steps

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13” pan with foil (for easy removal) and spray with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and flour. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars. Mix in egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.

large egg1vanilla (divided)2 teaspoons

Spread cookie dough in prepared pan. Bake for about ⏱️ 17-19 minutes until it’s no longer shiny. Cool completely before continuing.

Mix peanut butter, powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla with a hand mixer until smooth. Spread over cooled cookie bars.

peanut butter1 cupvanilla (divided)2 teaspoons

Place chocolate chips and Crisco or oil in a medium sized bowl. Heat on high heat in the microwave for ⏱️ 30 second increments, stirring between each, until melted and smooth (about 1 1/⏱️ 2-2 minutes). Spread over peanut butter layer. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

peanut butter1 cup

Let harden for several hours. You can chill the bars to make the chocolate harden faster, but be sure to let them come to room temperature before cutting so that the chocolate doesn't splinter when you cut them.

Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 1 month.

Nutrition Facts

calories

189 kcal

fat Content

11 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

1 g

sugar Content

11 g

sodium Content

135 mg

protein Content

4 g

cholesterol Content

16 mg

carbohydrate Content

18 g

saturated Fat Content

4 g

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