Are you a peanut butter lover? I adore peanut butter! Peanut butter milkshakes, peanut butter with apples, peanut butter smoothies… even just peanut butter on a spoon. So it’s not shocking that one of my favorite cookies to make involves peanut butter. And I love bar cookies! I like that they are thicker, which usually mean softer and chewier… oh and they are so much quicker to make! So today I’m sharing with you my Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookie Bar.
I love bringing these to Christmas gatherings because it’s something different than the usual. Today I’m part of a week long Christmas Cookie Exchange. At the end of this post you can find links to all the other awesome blogs participating… time to load up on some great new cookies recipes.
And here’s the Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookie Bar Recipe….
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/3 cup of peanut butter
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 bag of peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until creamy and well mixed, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs and blend till combined.
- Add the baking powder and salt and mix till combined. Then add flour and mix till just combined.
- Add the bag of peanut butter chips and mix on slow till evenly dispersed.
- Put your cookie batter into a 9x13 buttered dish and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
Please visit the following blogs to see what cookies
they have “brought” to the Christmas Cookie Exchange…
Monday, Dec. 9th
Tuesday, Dec. 10th
Wednesday, Dec. 11th
Thursday, Dec. 12th
Friday, Dec. 13th
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My PB loving daughter will love these!
Kelly
I’m a chunky peanut butter girl…I will have to try these with that. You are good lady!!
i love pb cookies and bars. they look delish!
My daughter the little peanut button fanatic would love this. I will have to pass it on.
xoxo
Denyse
YUM! My son and I will love these, being the peanut butter lovers in our home! Thank you for sharing!
We do love peanut butter here in our house! Thanks for the recipe, that looks sooo good! I bet the kids would like that with a cold glass of milk after school too – perfect!
These peanut butter bars look and sound divine!
Yum! Love anything peanut butter- it’s one of our food groups- and love the idea of bars – so much quicker than c=scooping out cookies-
such fun being on tour with you
Cheers
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These look so tempting! Have to try them!
You had me a peanut butter! Yummy! It’s been a pleasure to be a part of the cookie exchange with you! Happy Holidays!
Leslie
How much flour? I don’t see it listed in the ingredients. Thank you!
Oh my goodness Terry – thanks for letting me know. It’s 2 cups. I just updated it.
what is 1.3 cups?
It’s suppose to be 1/3 cup – sorry about that. I’ve updated it. Thanks for letting me know.
These look delicious, Maryann! LOVE peanut butter,
Kathy
Peanut butter cookies are my all time favorites. First cookie I ever remember help make. These look yummy and soft. Softer than my last peanut butter cookies, they burnt! I ate them anyway. Fun tour! ~Jeanette
🙂 I think I would have eaten them too… just dip in some milk, right!
We are huge peanut butter fans. I like that this recipe makes a bar cookie which is a real time saver when I’m baking.
Right! Completely agree… love bar cookies!
I’m definitely saving this recipe and pinning. I love anything peanut butter, and it’s always great to have something different to take to stand out in the field of chocolate chip cookies!
Stopping by from the cookie exchange! These look amazing, I love peanut butter so I know they’ll be great! Does it matter if you use creamy or chunky peanut butter? Thanks!
Nope – Elizabeth you can use whichever you love… I normally use smooth.