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

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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