PEANUT BUTTER CHIPS AND JELLY BARS

Peanut Butter Chips and Jelly Bars image

Provided by looneytunesfan

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 40m

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 7

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cold butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup grape jelly
1 2/3 cups reese's peanut butter chips, divided

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
Stir together flour, sugar and baking powder; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in beaten egg until blended.
Reserve 1 cup mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Stir jelly to soften; spread evenly over crust. Sprinkle 1 cup peanut butter chips over jelly. Stir remaining 2/3 cup chips into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over top.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. About 16 bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.1, Fat 11.4, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 28.5, Sodium 111, Carbohydrate 34.5, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 21.3, Protein 4.9