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. : )
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!
HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER REESE'S COOKIE BARS?
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Preheat oven and line a square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Set aside.
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In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bake bars for 21 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
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Cut and serve.
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:
MORE COOKIE BARS RECIPE:
M&M Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.
Double Chocolate M&M Cookie Bars
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PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE'S BARS RECIPE:
Peanut Butter Chocolate Reese's Bars Recipe
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.
Carly Merluzzi says
Very crumbly batter! Once baked they came out alright, but still crumbly.
Mary says
I made these bars and the came out great !
My husband loved them, will definitely make them again!
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.
Anna says
Hi Hannah! Did you measure out the flour correctly?
Kylie says
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!
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!
Maureen says
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.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you so much, Maureen! I am so glad you love these bars!
Brenda says
I don't have corn starch? Do I have to have it?
Angela says
Could I double this recipe and bake in a 9x13 pan? Do you think that would work? Would love to try this for a party but I will need more than an 8x8 pan's worth! Lol!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Angela! Absolutely! It will work just fine. Let me know how you like these bars!
Siera says
How long would you bake them if you doubled the recipe in a 9x13 pan?
kati says
I baked mine for 28 min in a 13 x 9 pan, and they turned out fabulous looking!
Anna says
Thank you, Kati!
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. 😉
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
LOL I LOVE that! Thank you, Jenny !
Timicka says
I made them yesterday and they were delicious! I only had crunchy peanut butter on hand and it worked perfectly.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yay! That's fantastic! Thank you for letting me know, Timicka! 😀
Cathy says
These look incredible! They would be GOBBLED up at any family party!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
They go fast! Thanks, Cathy! 🙂
Becky Hardin says
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Pure Heaven!!! YUM
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Becky!
Medha says
These bars look absolutely unreal- so dense and PACKED with that PB flavor. Drooling over here! Pinning 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you so much, Medha!
Laura says
Look at all that gooey-goodness! These look so decadent and full of chocolate!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Laura!
Sheena says
Oh my goodness! These look so heavenly! Such a fabulous recipe!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Sheena!
Jamielyn says
These look incredible! Can't wait to try these!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Jamielyn!