Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

These soft and chewy Peanut Butter Cookie Bars are a delicious dessert that you and your family will love! This pantry friendly recipe will become your next favorite treat to make for any occasion. It is recommended to use a creamy and thick peanut butter for baking. Brands like Jif, Skippy and even the Reese’s Peanut Butter will add the perfect creamy texture to these Peanut Butter Cookie Bars.

Author: Cake Mix Recipes

Meal Type: Tree Nuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 24 cookie bars

Calories: 137 kcal per serving

Ingredients

½ cups - Butter
½ cup - granulated sugar
½ cups - Brown Sugar
½ cups - Creamy Peanut Butter
1 - Egg
½ tsp - Vanilla Extract
1 ½ cups - All Purpose Flour
¾ tsp - Baking Soda
½ tsp - Baking Powder
⅛ tsp - Salt
1 cup - Chocolate Chips, semi sweet or milk chocolate
24 - Hershey's Kisses

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray or butter. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until well combined.
Add peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract to the mixture and mix until well combined.
Stir in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until smooth.
Fold the chocolate chips into the batter with a spatula until evenly distributed.
Scoop the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread out evenly edge to edge.
Bake at 350ºF for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow cookie bars to cool for 10 minutes. Cut into 24 even squares and top each bar with a Hershey's Kiss.
Serve and enjoy!

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