Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
This recipe has turned your favorite candy into a delicious cookie bar!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla divided
- 1 egg
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 12 oz dark chocolate chips
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup peanuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13x9" baking pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugars. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla and the 1 egg. Beat until smooth.
- Carefully add in the dry ingredients and mix until completely combined.
- Spread the cookie dough in the prepared baking pan. Bake for 18 minutes and no longer shiny. COOL COMPLETELY.
- Mix peanut butter, powdered sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla until smooth. Spread over the COOLED cookie bars.
- Place the dark chocolate chips and the vegetable oil in a bowl and heat on high in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time. Stir after each 30 seconds until smooth. Spread over the peanut butter layer in the pan. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
- Let the cookie bars harden for a few hours or chill the bars in the refrigerator.
- You can store these cookie bars in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze them for month.
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 118mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 129IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
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