Best Peanut Cookie Bars Recipes

LUNCH LADY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Bars:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a large cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
• Mix together dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Whisk together ½ cup milk, vanilla extract, eggs. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, melt 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter and 1 cup peanut butter, bring to a boil. Remove from heat and slowly add flour mixture, followed by milk and egg mixture. Mix until well combined.
• Pour batter onto cookie sheet, spreading batter evenly to edges. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
• Frosting:.
• In a saucepan, bring 1 stick butter and ½ cup peanut butter to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons milk and slowly mix in powdered sugar until well combined. Pour frosting over cake, spreading evenly to edges. Allow frosting to cool and set before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• beat butter and peanut butter for 30 seconds. add sugars and beat until fluffy. add remaining ingredients, except chocolate chips, in order given. spread into 9 x 13 pan. bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. sprinkle with chocolate chips and let stand for 5 minutes. spread chocolate and cool. prepare icing by beating ingredients together for a drizzling consistency. drizzle over chocolate layer and cut into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray with cooking spray. Make peanut butter cookie dough as directed on pouch. Press dough evenly in bottom of pan.
• Make chocolate chip cookie dough as directed on pouch. Drop dough by spoonfuls over peanut butter cookie dough. Using metal spatula, evenly spread dough to cover peanut butter cookie dough layer.
• Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and edges are set. Remove from oven to cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and whipping cream over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 to 10 minutes or until caramels are melted. Remove from heat. Spread over warm cookie base. Bake about 5 minutes or until caramel is set in center. Return to cooling rack.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over top. Let stand 5 minutes; spread melted chips evenly over top. Refrigerate bars until chocolate is firm, about 3 hours.
• Let bars stand 30 minutes before cutting. Remove bars from pan by lifting foil; peel foil away. Cut into 8 rows by 5 rows. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER/CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter over low heat.
• Pour butter into 13 x 9 inch pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over butter.
• Pour condensed milk over crumbs. Sprinkle chocolate and peanut butter chips over milk mixture and press down firmly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE MONSTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10x15-inch baking pan.
• Cream white sugar, brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl. Mix in peanut butter and eggs until smooth. Stir in oats, baking soda, and vanilla extract. Add chocolate chips and milk chocolate pieces. Spread in the greased baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly brown on top, about 15 minutes. Be careful not to overbake.

PEANUT BUTTER MARSHMALLOW COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• CRUST In a large bowl combine the cake mix, margarine, and egg.
• Mix until crumbly.
• Press into bottom of ungreased 13x9 pan.
• Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with 3 cups mini marshmallows.
• Return to oven for 1-2 minutes until marshmallows begin to puff.
• TOPPING In large saucepan, heat corn syrup, margarine, vanilla, and peanut butter chips until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
• (Stir constantly) Remove from heat and stir in cereal.
• Immediately spread over crust.
• Chill and cut into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER MONSTER COOKIE DREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Stir oatmeal, flour, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture. Spread remaining mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove crust; leave oven on.
• Mix sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter together in a bowl. Spread over the baked crust. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture and milk chocolate pieces on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER CANDY BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms.
• Press into pan.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butterscotch chips on High 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted.
• Spread evenly over base.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.
• For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.

MONSTER COOKIE BARS WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, 1/4 cup peanut butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Add oats gradually. Press bar mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool for 4 minutes.
• Melt chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and 1/3 cup peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting until blended, 1 to 3 minutes. Spread over warm bars. Let cool before cutting, 2 to 3 hours.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large (18-by-13 inch) rimmed baking sheet with parchment and spray with cooking spray.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until completely incorporated.
• Dab a little cookie dough under each corner of the parchment to keep it from moving. Then dollop the dough in big spoonfuls all over the parchment. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and press the dough into an even layer, filling the baking sheet. Remove the plastic wrap.
• With a tablespoon, spoon the peanut butter and the strawberry jam all over the cookie dough. Use the back of a spoon to swirl the peanut butter and jelly together, gently pushing them into the surface of the dough.
• Bake until the cookie is lightly puffed and golden brown at the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Let cool in the pan before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLATY PRETZEL-AND-PEANUT COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan and line with parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang on long sides. Butter parchment.
• Place 4 1/2 cups pretzels in a food processor and pulse until texture resembles coarse cornmeal. Transfer to a bowl and stir in sugar and butter until well combined. Transfer to pan, spreading evenly, and pack down flat with the bottom of a measuring cup. Drizzle condensed milk evenly over crust. Sprinkle evenly with peanuts, chocolate, and remaining 1 cup pretzels, gently pressing them into milk.
• Bake until chocolate melts and condensed milk bubbles and becomes golden, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack, then refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 30 minutes. Run a paring knife between bars and short sides of pan. Using parchment overhangs, transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 20 squares.

CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER & PRETZEL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm square baking tin with baking parchment. Tip the butter, sugars and vanilla extract into a bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs bit by bit, beating well between each addition. Stir in the flour, bicarb and 1/4 tsp salt until the mixture forms a dough, then add the milk and 100g chocolate chunks.
• Spoon half the mixture into the tin, add the peanut butter in dollops to cover the surface, then top with the remaining dough. Use your fingers to press everything down, but don't worry about it looking too neat. Arrange the pretzels on top and bake for 50 mins until the dough is set and crisp on the surface. Leave to cool in the tin to room temperature before cutting.
• Melt the remaining chocolate in a bowl over a small pan of gently simmering water, or in short bursts in the microwave. Remove the bars from the tin and drizzle with the chocolate, then sprinkle with the sea salt. Leave to set, then cut into bars. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

PEANUT BRITTLE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F ( 165 degrees C ). Grease a 15x9 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Then stir in 1 cup of the peanuts.
• Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle the remaining peanuts over the top. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until edges pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool and cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE-PEANUT BUTTER BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until soft dough forms.
• Shape 6 (1-inch) balls of dough.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart; flatten in crisscross pattern with fork.
• Then with the remaining cookie dough, press into 9 X 13 inch pan.
• Bake cookies and base 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Reserve the 6 cookies for topping.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on high 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth.
• Spread evenly over bars.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until blended.
• Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Spread over chocolate layer.
• Crush reserved cookies; sprinkle over cream cheese layer.
• Press in lightly.
• Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
• For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix flour, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, milk, egg, vanilla, salt and baking soda together in a bowl until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spread into prepared baking dish and bake for 20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

TOUCHDOWN BACON-CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in peanuts. Press evenly in pan.
• Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until set in center and golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on High 30 seconds. Stir; continue to microwave in 10-second increments until mixture can be stirred smooth. Spread evenly over top of bar; sprinkle with bacon pieces. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER CHIP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Slice off 1/3 the dough, creating 2 portions. Pat the bigger portion into the bottom of the prepared pan. Reserve the smaller portion for topping.
• Combine peanut butter and vanilla extract in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar slowly, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate chips.
• Drop spoonfuls of the peanut butter mixture onto the cookie dough in the baking pan and pat down to cover the dough. Crumble reserved dough into pebble-like chunks; drop over the peanut butter layer. Pat down slightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan. Lift cookies out by the aluminum foil and cut into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER S'MORE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon cookie dough in bottom of sprayed pan. With floured fingers, press dough evenly to form crust.
• Bake at 350°F for 16 to 19 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove pan from oven; sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven; bake an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until marshmallows are puffy.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with oil over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• Remove pan from oven; sprinkle with colored candy pieces. Drizzle melted chocolate mixture over warm bars. Cool 45 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Coat a 9x13" baking pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
• Beat cake mix, oil and egg in large mixing bowl, on medium speed until somewhat crumbly. Add peanuts and stir. Measure out and set aside 1 1/2 cups of the cake crumb peanut mixture to be used later. Pour remaining mixture into prepared pan and press out to evenly cover the bottom of the pan.
• Beat sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter in a medium bowl until smooth (hint: use the same bowl you used for cake crumbs). Spread this over the prepared cake crust. This will be a bit challenging. Be careful but don't worry if you struggle with the cake layer a bit.
• After spreading the mixture sprinkle about 4 oz of semi sweet chocolate chips evenly over the peanut butter mixture.
• Pour reserved cake crumb mixture over the top and spread evenly, pressing down gently.
• Bake 25 - 30 minutes until set. Remove from oven. Turn oven off. Top with Remaining about 6 oz more of chocolate chips. Return to oven for 1 minute and then remove from oven. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate evenly over the top of the bars. Cool and store in covered container. Enjoy.
• Note: You can be creative with this recipe. The cake flavor may be changed. Other flavor chips may be substituted for chocolate. Other nuts may be substituted or combined for/with peanuts. Other nut butters may be substituted for peanut butter. This one basic recipe can produce many bar variations.

GLUTEN-FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CANDY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make cookie dough as directed on box, using butter, vanilla and egg. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press dough evenly. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat all filling ingredients except powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until well blended (filling will be thick). Press filling over cookie base.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and 2 tablespoons water uncovered on High 2 to 4 minutes, stirring twice, until caramels are melted. Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over filling. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until caramel layer is firm.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once, until melted. Spread evenly over caramel layer. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered at room temperature.