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Peanut Butter Chocolate REESE’S Cookie Bars – gooey, sweet and buttery! Quick and easy treat for peanut butter cup lovers. Check out our newest video to see how to make them and learn my trick for easily preparing the pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. : )

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PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE’S COOKIE BARS

What do you get when you have a bag of chocolate chips and a package of Reese’s peanut butter cups staring at you from a shelf or worse –  calling you from your pantry? Cookie bars! Buttery, sweet, thick and gooey cookie bars. The thickness of these cookie bars is unreal. These babies have some height! Every crumb is buttery and sweet and it melts in your mouth. SO GOOD!

Also, do you know how hard it is to keep a bag of Reese’s untouched when you have three peanut butter cup loving kids? AND a Husband? Aaand my own late night cravings? #TheStruggleIsReal Peanut butter and chocolate combo is one I can’t resist. My Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies are the proof. So good!

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HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER REESE’S COOKIE BARS?

  • Preheat oven and line a square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with peanut butter until smooth. Add both sugars and whisk until well mixed. Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
  • Add dry ingredients and stir in with a spatula. Add chocolate chips and stir in. The dough should be soft but not at all sticky.
  • Place dough in prepared pan and press, smoothing out the top. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and chopped Reese’s candy over the top and gently press into the dough.
  • Bake bars for 21 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Cut and serve.

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Of course, we filmed a video showing you how to make these bars. You can also see the parchment paper trick in person. Saves time and I am all about saving time in the kitchen. PS: You can also scoop the dough with a cookie scoop and turn these into cookies. They are fantastic! 🙂

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE’S BARS RECIPE VIDEO:

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PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE’S BARS RECIPE:

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Reese's Bars Recipe

Author: Anna
Peanut Butter Chocolate REESE'S Cookie Bars - gooey, sweet and buttery! Quick and easy treat for peanut butter cup lovers. Check out our newest video to see how to make them and learn my trick for easily preparing the pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. : )
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 21 mins
Total Time 36 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9
Calories 480 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 package Reese's peanut butter cups (about 8) unwrapped and chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a 8" square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt). Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with peanut butter until smooth.
  • Add both sugars and whisk until well mixed.
  • Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
  • Add dry ingredients and stir in with a spatula.
  • Add 3/4 cup of chocolate chips and stir in. The dough should be soft but not at all sticky.
  • Place dough in prepared pan and press, smoothing out the top. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and chopped Reese's candy over the top and gently press into the dough.
  • Bake bars for 21 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Cut and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 339mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3.1mg
Keyword peanut butter bars, Reese's bars
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  1. Hannah says

    These bars tastes good, but I agree with other reviewers – the proportions are off. The mix was very crumbly, so I added more butter and egg, but it would not come together.

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  2. Kylie says

    5 stars
    I loved it, it tastes AMAZING and it was such a quick recipe! Mine turned out a little crumbly though, do you know what could’ve caused that? I’d love to do this recipe again and get it right!

    Thanks!

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    • Anna says

      Hi Kylie! Thank you for trying the recipe! If the dough feels too dry, it’s most likely because there is too much flour. I recommend fluffing it in the container you store it in, then spooning into a measuring cup. I hope this helps!

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  3. Maureen says

    5 stars
    I was a little leery about this recipe the batter seemed very dry but they turn out great. When I make them again I think I’ll put peanut butter cup in the batter instead of chocolate chips.

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  5. Angela says

    Could I double this recipe and bake in a 9×13 pan? Do you think that would work? Would love to try this for a party but I will need more than an 8×8 pan’s worth! Lol!

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  6. Jenny says

    We all love peanut butter cups here too – that struggle has never been more real – my husband and I both looked at these pictures and we are about to break into our secret peanut butter cup stash. 😉

    Reply

  9. Medha says

    These bars look absolutely unreal- so dense and PACKED with that PB flavor. Drooling over here! Pinning 🙂

    Reply

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