Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 stick of salted butter (8 tablespoons); 1 1/2 brown sugar (firmly packed); 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 cups all purpose unbleached flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup milk; 1 tablespoon salted butter; 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips; 3 tablespoons milk; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are a delightful cake-like cookie bar that is soft and will melt in your mouth. Topped with a thin layer of chocolate glaze for just the right amount of richness.

Glaze or Frosting

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars can be glazed as shown in the recipe. They can also be frosted with chocolate or vanilla frosting. You can even omit the glaze or frosting all together.

Tips on Cutting the Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Use a sharp knife
Run knife under hot water before cutting for a cleaner slice.
Clean the knife blade between each cut.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 20 bars

Ingredients

1 stick of salted butter 8 tablespoons
1 1/2 brown sugar firmly packed
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk

For the Chocolate Glaze

1 tablespoon salted butter
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Grease a 13×9 baking pan.
In a stand mixer or use an electric mixer combine butter, peanut butter and sugar.
Add in eggs and vanilla and beat at a medium speed until combined.
In a separate mixing bowl mix salt and flour together.
Slowly add the flour alternating with the milk into the mixer. Continue to mix until well blended.
Spread mixture into the prepared pan.
Bake for 28 -30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and center is set.
Let cool before adding the glaze.
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For the Glaze

In a microwave safe bowl add the butter, chocolate, and milk.
Microwave in 20 second intervals stirring in between until the chocolate is completely melted.
Stir in the powdered sugar.
Pour chocolate over the peanut butter bars and spread evenly.
Let chocolate set. You may put them in the refrigerator to speed up the setting of the chocolate.
With a sharp knife cut the bars into even rectangles.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 0

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.