Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars

These Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Bars are rich treats that have chocolate chip cookie crust, peanut butter cup filling, and topped with another chocolate chip cookie layer.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings Bars

Calories 416kcal

Equipment

large bowl
Rubber spatula
9x13 pan
knife and cutting board
Small Ziploc bag

Ingredients

1 cup melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
3 ¼ cup flour
1 cup milk chocolate chips divided
30 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter and both sugars until smooth.
Add in the eggs, one at a time, and whisk.
Add in the vanilla, baking soda, and salt and whisk until incorporated.
Add in the flour, about a third of it at a time until well mixed.
Use a spatula to fold in the chocolate chips.
Divide the dough in half and press half of the dough into the bottom of a 9” x 13” pan that’s been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Cut the peanut butter cups into halves or quarters and spread on top of the bottom layer of dough.
In a small bowl, whisk together the condensed milk and the peanut butter until combined.
Pour over the peanut butter cups/dough, leaving about an inch margin around the entire pan.
Using your hands, press the remaining cookie dough into flat pieces and cover the entire pan, pressing down on the edges to seal in the milk layer.
Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until it’s a light golden color and set in the middle.
Remove and allow to cool.
Melt the remaining chocolate chips and place in a small ziploc bag and make a very small cut in the edge and drizzle over the entire pan.
Allow bars to cool before slicing and serving.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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