The Ultimate Peanut Butter Bars
Recipe: #3604
December 19, 2011
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Baby Shower, Birthday, Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Mothers Day Potluck, Valentine's Day, Oven Bake, Bars, more
"OMG these are just the best bars, the baking time stated is only for the crust "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (53.7 g)
- Calories 247.4
- Total Fat - 18.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.2 g
- Cholesterol - 17.9 mg
- Sodium - 128.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 11.6 g
- Protein - 5.7 g
- Calcium - 51.8 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Spread dough in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or just until set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Step 2
In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and candies. Spread over cooled cookie base.
Step 3
In small microwavable bowl, beat peanut butter, milk and 2 tablespoons sugar with wire whisk until smooth. Microwave uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, to thin for drizzling. Drizzle mixture over filling. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Sprinkle with peanuts. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. Store covered in refrigerator.
Tips
No special items needed.