If you’re looking for a no-fuss, one-bowl recipe for peanut butter chocolate chip bars you’ve come to the right place! Just 10 ingredients and only 30 minutes of your time, and you’ll be loving on these bars made with smooth, creamy peanut butter and sweet chocolate chunks.
Why this recipe is so popular
Peanut butter and chocolate is a time honored tradition for some. Remember the old Reeses peanut butter cup commercials? “Hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter!” The two ingredients were meant to be together.
Everyone loves easy chocolate chip cookies, but baking them in bar form means they are easily portable! Take the whole pan with you to your next potluck or family get-together.
Ingredients you will need
Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.
- Dry: all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt
Wet: unsalted butter, creamy peanut butter, sugar, light brown sugar, egg, vanilla
Add ins: chopped semisweet chocolate (or a bag of chocolate chunks or chips), nuts if you want them
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
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- Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a 13×9 pan with foil, grease or spray the foil.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugars, and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined. Turn mixer down to low and slowly add in dry ingredients. Turn off mixer and fold in chocolate.
- Press cookie dough into prepared pan and bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack in pan. When cooled completely, lift out by foil and cut into bars.
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Expert Tips & FAQs
Lining and overlapping the pan either with foil or parchment paper gives you “handles”, making it easy to lift the bars out.
These peanut butter chocolate chunk bars are actually a basic chocolate chip cookie dough with the addition of peanut butter. If you already have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, compare yours to this, then add peanut butter in proportion.
These chocolate chip bars have been a favorite in this house for years. We love my peanut butter cookies so much, it just made sense to mix the two together. Here are some more of our chocolate chip faves!
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- Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 sticks (softened)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 oz chopped semi sweet chocolate or a bag of chocolate chunks or chips
Before You Begin
- Lining and overlapping the pan either with foil or parchment paper gives you "handles", making it easy to lift the bars out.
- These peanut butter chocolate chunk bars are actually a basic chocolate chip cookie dough with the addition of peanut butter. If you already have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, compare yours to this, then add peanut butter in proportion.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a 13x9 pan with foil, grease or spray the foil. You can also use parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugars, and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined. Turn mixer down to low and slowly add in dry ingredients. Turn off mixer and fold in chocolate.
- Press cookie dough into prepared pan and bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack in pan. When cooled completely, lift out by foil and cut into bars.
Nutrition
This post was originally published on this blog on March 15, 2011.
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Ingrid@morestylethancash says
1I've been looking for a new peanut butter and chocolate recipe so this is GREAT!( I'm also the only one in the family that likes nuts in my dessert.) I think I might add another chocolate layer on top. Ya just can't have too much chocolate
Mary says
Wow. I really love this! I would like to invite you to post this at my link party Masterpiece Monday, at my blog, Boogieboard Cottage. The link will be open all week. I hope you can join in! Mary :O)
Homemade Sausage Blog says
Love love peanut butter and chocolate anything. I am going to be making these real soon.
Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKING says
There is ONE DAY left to link up GREEN recipes……
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And starting today on THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS Linky Party we are featuring CHOCOLATE… CHOCOLATE… and MORE CHOCOLATE. We would love to have you link up any great chocolate recipe!
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Lisa says
mmm, nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate! These look delicious!
Ellie says
Oh. Yum! Bummer I'm out of chocolate chips, or I'd be making these right now! Thanks for the recipe!
Valerie@Occasionally Crafty says
Found my treat for the week! Thanks for sharing!
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Flourchild says
These look and sound great! I had a chocolate craving and bought some m&ms at the store!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
I would have an impossible time waiting for those to cool!
Ladybird Ln says
These look DELICIOUS! I love peanut butter and chocolate together! I am a new follower, stop by my blog if you get a minute!
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Funky Junk Interiors says
Amanda, you're makin' me crazy here. I'm baking these tonite. I wanted some cookies but wasn't excited about my recipies… these even LOOK warm. :)
Sharing this as an SNS #73 highlight on FJI Facebook. :)
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Wow! Those look soooo yummy! Thanks for sharing!
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Binge Crafter says
Yum! These look fantastic! TFS!
Angela
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PatsyB says
OH, I am drooling now as I dig in the closet for my stretch pants!!!
Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper says
I will for sure be making these. I think peanut butter and chocolate should be a food group. I bookmarked this post for a future feature on Cookie Time Tuesday.
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Alisa says
oh, I tumbled it too!
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Alisa says
I know my family would just love these! They are going on my "to make" list. Thanks!
Allison @ Alli 'n Son says
Mmmm, peanut butter and chocolate, my favorite combination!
I'd like to invite you to share this recipe with my linky, Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there.
http://alli-n-son.com/2011/03/17/soft-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Sugar Mama says
These look fantastic! I have to bake for an upcoming school bake sell and I'm adding these to my list. Thanks for sharing!
LDH says
Oh, wow, Amanda! I love peanut butter and these look delicious!