Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

This peanut butter chocolate bars recipe is the best! When you combine peanut butter and chocolate, what’s not to love, right? It’s crunchy, sweet, and chewy, topped with some chocolate frosting.

This recipe is from a very special friend, named Gabby. This is her mother’s recipe, and she helped me make it today. It’s so fun to cook or bake in the kitchen with family and friends. It’s all about making memories together.

It’s that time of year when we are getting together with family and friends, and this recipe is the perfect treat to take to parties. It’s also a wonderful treat to bring to family reunions.

I asked my family what they think of when eating these bars. My daughter mentioned it reminded her of the delicious peanut butter bars they served at the cafeteria in elementary school. Isn’t it funny what we remember from our youth!

Mark mentioned that whenever he has anything peanut butter-related, he thinks back to a paper he wrote in his youth about George Washington Carver. I hadn’t heard of him before, but Mark explained that he was a black American agricultural scientist who invented dozens of products using peanuts, including 105 recipes. Check out his history on Wikipedia; it’s pretty interesting.

In case you missed this post, Peanut Butter: Why I Store It

Kitchen Items You May Need

• Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• 1/4 Sheet Cookie Sheets
• Brownie Server
• Spatulas
• Saucepan

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Step One

As always, I like to gather all of the ingredients so I’m ready to make the recipe.

Step Two

Cream the butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, peanut butter, baking soda, salt, and vanilla.

Step Three

Mix well.

Step Four

Stir in flour and oats.

Step Five

Spread dough out on two BUTTERED 9 by 13-inch (one-inch deep) baking pans.

Step Six

Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. “DO NOT OVERBAKE”.

Cool until the top is set. 

Step Seven

Then spread out on top one pound of peanut butter that has been whipped to a fluffy consistency.

Step Eight

Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the unsweetened cocoa and powdered sugar. Add a little milk until the consistency is what you want.

Step Nine

Spread the icing carefully on top of the peanut butter.

Finished Product

I wish you could smell my house, isn’t it wonderful when we have something baking in the oven?

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

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Gabby’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 12 people

Author Linda Loosli

Ingredients

Cookie Bar Dough

• 1 cup of butter, softened
• 2/3 cups granulated white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 4 eggs
• 1-3/4 cups peanut butter (I used creamy)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups oatmeal

Cookie Bar Filling

• 1 pound peanut butter (whip with a hand mixer until it reaches a fluffy consistentcy)

Chocolate Icing

• 1-1/2 cups butter, melted
• 1-1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa
• 5-1/2 cups powdered sugar (recipe states 1-1/2 pounds)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• milk

Instructions

Cookie Dough Base

• Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).
• Cream the butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, peanut butter, baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Stir in flour and oats. Mi thoroughly.
• Spread dough out on two BUTTERED 9 by 13-inch (one-inch deep) baking pans.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. "DO NOT OVERBAKE".
• Cool until the top is set. Then spread one pound of peanut butter that has been whipped to a fluffy consistency.
• Frost with Chocolate Icing. Cut into bars.

Chocolate Icing

• Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the unsweetened cocoa, salt, and powdered sugar.
• Add a little milk until the consistency is what you want. Carefully spread on top of the whipped peanut butter.

How do I store these?

Store them covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container. They will be suitable for about 5-7 days.

Can I freeze these?

Yes, you can freeze them. Place the peanut butter chocolate bars in an airtight container; they will keep for about 2-3 months in your freezer.

Can I make these with crunchy peanut butter?

Yes, you can. I only stock creamy peanut butter, but crunchy would be awesome.

Where can I take these?

• Baptisms
• Christenings
• Neighborhood Parties
• Family Reunions
• Church Activities
• Holiday Gatherings

Final Word

I hope you try making these chocolate peanut butter bars. Let me know if you do. I love hearing from you. Please keep prepping, stay safe. May God bless this world, Linda

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