Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars
cookie squares
Easy to make soft and chewy peanut butter cookie bars that are packed with peanut butter and chocolate chips and taste like heaven.
Equipment
- 9x9 in baking dish
- medium and large mixing bowls
- whisk
- electric mixer
- spatula
- knife
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup butter softened
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1½ tsps vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 9x9" baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir until mixed well.
- In another mixing bowl, combine softened butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix with an electric mixer until well blended.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix again until combined.
- Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing as you go until it's all just combined. Do not overmix.
- Add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and stir until combined.
- Spread cookie batter into the pan. (optional: add a handful of chocolate and peanut butter chips to the top of the batter)
- Cook for 20-22 minutes or until golden and cooked to your desired crispiness.
- Once cool, remove from the baking dish and cut into 16 pieces.
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter. The one downside of mixing cookies with an electric mixer is the danger of overmixing when combining the wet and dry ingredients. Go slow and stop mixing once everything is combined.
- If your butter is not softened it will not mix well and your cookie bars won’t cook correctly.
- Add a handful of chocolate chips to the top of your cookie bars and press in lightly, if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg