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Chewy Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

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With seven of us in our family, including two teenage boys, these bars never last long! It's hard to believe how simple theses bars are to prepare.—Deb DeChant, Milan, Ohio

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Chewy Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

10 30 40

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and peanut butter; stir until smooth. Combine sugar and flour; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until lightly browned and edges start to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 2 dozen.

Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 139 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 69 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Chewy Peanut Butter Bars in Taste of Home June/July 1998, p13

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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2013 by cndnstars

I made this today for the 1st time and loved it. My company liked it so much she wanted the recipe. The only thing I did differently is , I did not melt the butter. It came out light and brownie like. I melted chocolate chips on top and spread them once softened. I'd make it again!

Reviewed on Sep. 03, 2012 by delowenstein

I did make these bars & they were really good! They're a keeper in my book!

Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2012 by redheather

My family loved these peanut butter bars

Reviewed on May. 22, 2012 by peasshell8

This recipe needs more peanut butter. I'd amp it up to 1 cup, and 1 cup of butter. Its a great recipe as far as quick and easy, but very mild and almost too much of a floury taste. I'm going to tweak this and try it again.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2012 by RendiB

Very easy to make and taste really good.

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2012 by micheleclow

keverwann, I haven't tried this with bars, but with cookies, if you put in a piece of bread, the cookies don't get hard.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2010 by rob2diaz

These are so easy and I get several requests to make these for several functions.

Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2010 by ekladar

My family has enjoyed this recipe since it first came out, years ago. Sometimes I melt butterscotch chips w/semi sweet and spread on top and chill a bit~ OR~ cut in triangles and dip half in the same mixture or just chocolate alone. Though mainly we just enjoy this chewy treat as is.

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2010 by talvis

I made this recipe for the first time yesterday and it was great! No more rolling up cookies in a ball & flattening them out. On a side note, I did add a 12 oz. bag of peanut butter chips to the batter last and it was a nice addition.