Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

I was looking for a quick recipe to try out my new Kitchen Aid Mixer and this one from How Sweet It Is fit the bill. Everything Jess cooks up has been a hit and these are no exception. Chocolate peanut butter perfection.


Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars: Adapted from How Sweet It Is

Ingredients: 
2 sticks of butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 package peanut butter chips

Directions: 
1. Preheat oven to 325. Cream butter, peanut butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until fluffy. 
2. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until combined. 
3. Fold in peanut butter chips. Spread dough in a 9 x 13 baking dish, and bake for 25-30 minutes. 

4 comments:

Morgan said...

I am soooo hungry and that picture isn't helping! AHH!

Leeann @ Join the Gossip said...

Oh em gee! Delish!

Anonymous said...

These look so yummy!!!

Lisa said...

I could really go for one of those bars right now. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog till Monday night and I'd love it if you'd come by and link your bars up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweets-for-saturday-51.html