Description
Homemade “Gooey Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars” deliver irresistible comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen. Sweet chocolate and creamy peanut butter create a delightful dessert you won’t want to miss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (180 g) chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate)
- ½ cup (75 g) peanut butter chips (optional, for extra peanut butter flavor)
- 1 ¼ cups (160 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- ¾ cup (150 g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Prep & Setup: Calibrate oven to 350°F (175°C). Dress a 9×9-inch baking vessel with parchment paper, ensuring overhanging edges for effortless extraction.
- Dough Fusion: Vigorously whisk melted butter, peanut butter, brown and granulated sugars until silky smooth. Integrate egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly. Gently fold in flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring minimally. Incorporate chocolate and peanut butter chips, distributing evenly throughout the mixture.
- Baking Transformation: Transfer dough into prepared pan, spreading uniformly. Slide into preheated oven, allowing 20-25 minutes of transformative heat until edges stabilize and center maintains a seductive, molten texture. After emerging from oven, permit 15-minute cooling period within pan. Leverage parchment edges to extract and slice into delectable squares.
Notes
- Melt butter carefully to avoid overheating, which can affect the cookie bar’s texture and flavor.
- Gently fold chocolate and peanut butter chips to ensure even spread throughout the dough, preventing clumping.
- Watch the edges carefully during baking – they should look set while the center remains slightly soft for that signature gooey texture.
- Use parchment paper overhang for effortless removal and clean cutting of cookie bars, preventing crumbling and ensuring perfect squares.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg