Glazed Peanut Butter Bars are easy and delicious! Perfect sweet treat for peanut butter fans!
Glazed Peanut Butter Bars
One of the easiest desserts to make are cookie bars. These peanut butter bars require only 10 minutes of prep time and are topped with a creamy peanut butter glaze. Irresistible treat! If I don't make my Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, I make a pan of these bars and my whole family devours them.
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How to make Peanut Butter Glaze?
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In a microwave-safe measuring cup, melt together butter and peanut butter. Pour into a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together.
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Add vanilla ( or coffee ) and whisk again.
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Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth and spreadable consistency.
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If you think your glaze is too thick, you can add a splash of milk to thin it out to spreading consistency.
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Spread the glaze over a warm cake. Let it cool completely until the glaze sets.
More Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes:
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
GLAZED PEANUT BUTTER BARS RECIPE:
Glazed Peanut Butter Bars
An easy way to satisfy your peanut butter cravings. Peanut butter bars with a peanut butter glaze. Recipe for bars adapted from Paula Deen. www.crunchycreamysweet.com
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ c peanut butter
- ½ c granulated sugar
- ½ c brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract I used cooled coffee
- 1 c all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 4 tablespoon peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract I used cooled coffee
- 1 c powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 13" x 9" pan with aluminum foil. Lightly grease the bottom and sides. Set aside.
- In a large microwave-safe mixing bowl, melt together peanut butter and butter. Whisk until smooth.
- Add both sugars and whisk until all combined. Add vanilla and eggs and whisk until smooth.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients ( flour, baking powder and salt ). Add to the wet ingredients. Whisk together until smooth.
- Pour the batter into prepared baking pan. Spread evenly.
- Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the sides are golden brown.
- Prepare the glaze, while your bars are cooling.
- In a microwave-safe measuring cup, melt together butter and peanut butter.
- Pour into a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together.
- Add vanilla ( or coffee ) and whisk again.
- Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth and spreadable consistency.
- If you think your glaze is too thick, you can add a splash of milk to thin it out to spreading consistency.
- Spread the glaze over a warm cake. Let it cool completely until the glaze sets.
- Cut into bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 143mg | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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The bars recipe comes from Paula Deen's cookbook "Paula Deen's Kitchen Classics".
Laura loves cakes says
Yum...strangely I've never actually baked anything with peanut butter...I may have to rectify that! I also have to confess that I read the Hunger Games and enjoyed it!!!!! 😉