Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
These peanut butter and jelly bars have a chewy and salty peanut butter cookie base with a fruity jam filling and a crumbly nutty topping.
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- 8*8 Square Baking Pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ granulated white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats optional
- ¾ cup jelly or jam, any flavor
- ½ cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF degrees. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with foil or parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat together the peanut butter, sugars, and butter until smooth. Add the egg, beat until well blended. Beat in the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir with a whisk. Add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture, stir just until blended.
- Press ⅔ of the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Stir the oats into the remaining 1/3 batter until mixed well.
- Spread the jelly/jam evenly over the batter. Crumble the remaining batter evenly over the jam and sprinkle with peanuts.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until bars are golden brown on top. Allow the bars to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Lift the bars out of the pan by the parchment overhang. Cut into squares when cooled completely.
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