Peanut Butter Chocolate Reese’s Bars Recipe

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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. : )

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?

• 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.

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

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

21 mins

Total Time

36 mins

 

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. : )

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: peanut butter bars, Reese's bars

Servings: 9

Calories: 480 kcal

Author: Anna

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

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a 8" square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Set aside.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt). Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with peanut butter until smooth.
5. Add both sugars and whisk until well mixed.
6. Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
7. Add dry ingredients and stir in with a spatula.
8. Add 3/4 cup of chocolate chips and stir in. The dough should be soft but not at all sticky.
9. 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.
10. Bake bars for 21 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
11. Cut and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Peanut Butter Chocolate Reese's Bars Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 480 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23g 35%

Saturated Fat 11g 55%

Cholesterol 39mg 13%

Sodium 339mg 14%

Potassium 273mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 59g 20%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 33g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 5.4%

Calcium 4.4%

Iron 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.