Description
Peanut butter blossom bars bring classic cookie flavors into an easy-to-slice dessert square that melts in your mouth. Chocolate kisses nestled atop rich peanut butter dough create a simple treat perfect for sharing with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Peanut Base:
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Topping:
- ⅔ cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Crank your oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×9-inch baking dish with butter or parchment paper.
- Grab your mixer and blend ½ cup softened butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, and ½ cup peanut butter until the mixture looks smooth and airy.
- Crack 1 large egg into the butter mixture and beat until everything looks completely incorporated.
- Separately, whisk 1 ½ cups flour, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ⅛ teaspoon salt in a clean bowl.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to your butter mixture, stirring gently until just combined.
- Carefully fold ⅔ cup milk chocolate chips into your dough, distributing them evenly.
- Spread the entire dough batch smoothly across your prepared baking dish, ensuring an even surface.
- Slide the pan into the preheated 350°F oven and bake for 20 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick.
- Remove from oven and let the bars rest in the pan until completely cooled before slicing into squares.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth, even mixing and a consistent texture throughout the bars.
- Press the dough gently into the pan to create an even layer without compressing it too much, which could make the bars tough.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend that includes xanthan gum.
- If your peanut butter is extra oily, drain off the excess oil before measuring to prevent greasy bars.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18-22 minutes
- Category: Dessert Bars
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 187 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 85 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg