Peanut Butter Wonder Bars

 

These bars came about as an inspiration from a couple different recipes.  So I am calling them my own & they are amazing!  They are so rich & delicious one piece will satisfy for days (or maybe a couple hours.)  They've got a little of everything that one bite makes you wonder what all is in them, hence the name.  Anyway, if you are a chocolate-peanut butter fan then you need to put these on your make soon list because they are delish!

Peanut Butter Wonder Bars

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (you could totally use chunky if you want)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp skim milk
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 (8oz) bag Heath Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits, divided
• 1 (10oz) bag Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, divided
• 1 (12oz) bag Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1. In a stand mixer, cream butter with sugars.  Add 1/2 cup peanut butter, egg, vanilla & skim milk.  Combine & scrape bowl.  
2. Add baking soda, baking powder & flour all at once.  Mix until just combined.  Fold in HALF of the bag of Heath bits, & HALF of the bag of Reese's chips.  
3. Spray a 13x9" baking dish.  Add cookie dough & spread evenly.
4. Bake at 350*F for 18-24 minutes or until edges & top are browning (mine took 21 minutes.)  Let cool completely about 1 hour.
5. In a large bowl combine chocolate chips & remaining peanut butter chips.  Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, or until melted.  Add 1/4 cup peanut butter & stir until combined.  Spread evenly over the top of the cooled cookie bars.  Sprinkle immediately with remaining toffee bits & press down lightly.  Let set in refrigerator for 30 minutes.  Cut & serve.

*Makes 24 squares.

**Extra tip: If the edges of the cookie layer are a little higher than the center after it cools down go ahead & trim them.  It will make your chocolate layer spread nice & flat.  Just munch on the scraps :)

 

These bars came about as an inspiration from a couple different recipes.  So I am calling them my own & they are amazing!  They are so rich & delicious one piece will satisfy for days (or maybe a couple hours.)  They've got a little of everything that one bite makes you wonder what all is in them, hence the name.  Anyway, if you are a chocolate-peanut butter fan then you need to put these on your make soon list because they are delish!

Peanut Butter Wonder Bars

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (you could totally use chunky if you want)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp skim milk
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 (8oz) bag Heath Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits, divided
• 1 (10oz) bag Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, divided
• 1 (12oz) bag Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1. In a stand mixer, cream butter with sugars.  Add 1/2 cup peanut butter, egg, vanilla & skim milk.  Combine & scrape bowl.  
2. Add baking soda, baking powder & flour all at once.  Mix until just combined.  Fold in HALF of the bag of Heath bits, & HALF of the bag of Reese's chips.  
3. Spray a 13x9" baking dish.  Add cookie dough & spread evenly.
4. Bake at 350*F for 18-24 minutes or until edges & top are browning (mine took 21 minutes.)  Let cool completely about 1 hour.
5. In a large bowl combine chocolate chips & remaining peanut butter chips.  Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, or until melted.  Add 1/4 cup peanut butter & stir until combined.  Spread evenly over the top of the cooled cookie bars.  Sprinkle immediately with remaining toffee bits & press down lightly.  Let set in refrigerator for 30 minutes.  Cut & serve.

*Makes 24 squares.

**Extra tip: If the edges of the cookie layer are a little higher than the center after it cools down go ahead & trim them.  It will make your chocolate layer spread nice & flat.  Just munch on the scraps :)