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
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ granulated white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ 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 ⅓ 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.
The provided nutritional information is an estimate per serving. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
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