Peanut butter and two kinds of chocolate chips make these moist and delicious bars irresistible. Made in one bowl and baked to perfection, this dessert will have you swooning!
A couple of days into February and already I’m jumping on the dessert train! January was fun with the skinny recipes I’ve shared (and I still have a few more coming!) but I needed a sweet treat BAD and decided to throw something amazing together late one night with what I had on hand.
You know what I love better than cookies? Cookie bars. You don’t have to spend your evening scooping dough and all you have to do is press them into a pan and bake! I love cookies as much as the next person, but when I have cute little ticking time bombs asleep in their beds with a sweet tooth to fill and work to finish between the hours of 7 and 11pm, I have a tendency to rush these sorts of things.
But besides them being really simple to make and filling my sweet tooth for the majority of this past week, they also taste amazing and are the perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter. Of course you’re going to want to dig right in once they get pulled from the oven, but let this be your friendly reminder that these chocolate chip peanut butter bars cut and hold their shape much better after cooling completely.
And if you think you wouldn’t want to try this recipe today, give my simple sugar cookie bars, my Cookies n’ Cream Brownie Bars or my Actually Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies (which is the recipe I based this recipe off of).
Below are a few photos of the process, and of course the the printable version of the recipe for your printing pleasure.
Have a great weekend, friends! xo
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
Peanut butter and two kinds of chocolate chips make these moist and delicious bars irresistible. Made in one bowl and baked to perfection, this dessert will have you swooning!
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line glass 9x13 dish with parchment paper and set aside.
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Place butter and peanut butter into a large bowl and melt together in microwave. Stir in brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined.
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Add in egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Mix until lighter in color.
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Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Scrape the sides of the bowl and the bottom really well to ensure a smooth, well stirred batter.
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Hand stir the chocolate chips into the batter and press into prepared pan.
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Bake 15-18 minutes or until the center is mostly cooked.
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Cool 15 minutes before cutting into bars and serving.
Alli H. says
February 5, 2018 at 2:48 pmUmmm….why? Why must you post these things when I am watching calories? Especially when I have all ingredients on hand. And especially when it’s that time of month. These look amazing. I will let you know if I cave. 🙂
Lauren says
February 6, 2018 at 10:02 amHahaha!! Best comment ever!
Heather says
February 8, 2018 at 12:51 pmYum! Cant go wrong with that combo! These are going on my list to bake!!
Kristi Ramsey says
February 9, 2018 at 8:55 amI made these for my daughter to take back to college – she loved them!
Linda Wilshire says
February 11, 2018 at 12:33 pmHi Lauren,
I’ve been following you for a few months. This is the first time I’ve written to you. lm looking forward to making these bars! Wanted to tell you I tried your Pumpkin Pie recipe at Thanksgiving & it was everything you said it would be! So Great!
I love Pumpkin pie & everything pumpkin! I for some reason have Never made a Pumpkin pie before! We usually always get the ones at Costco- they’re cheap, Big, and yummy!
But I’m So glad I tried your recipe! It was just the best!! I actually made a second one after Thanksgiving cuz I had an extra pie crust. So just wanted to personally thank you for your recipes! Keep em coming!
Linda in Southern California 😎
S rice says
February 12, 2018 at 7:48 pmIs this recipe easy to 1/2?
I’m single and I don’t want to or need to eat a whole pan
Lauren says
February 13, 2018 at 6:26 amYes! I think it should be easy to halve. Just watch that baking time 😉
Natalie Woll says
February 12, 2018 at 9:58 pmThese sound heavenly! Nothing much better than chocolate and peanut butter! And bars are WAY better to make than cookies…cookies take way too much time! 😁
Nichole Spencer says
February 12, 2018 at 10:09 pmI canmt wait to make these! Yum!
Leighann says
February 13, 2018 at 2:00 amI really want to make these and eat them all! Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite combination . I am saving this recipe for our family beach trip this year.
Laura says
February 13, 2018 at 3:20 amChocolate and peanut butter are my love language. Will be trying these soon!!
Jill Boyce says
February 13, 2018 at 3:32 amYou always have mouth watering deserts that make it hard on a girl trying to be good. Oh well there’s always next week to give up sugar.
Laura says
February 13, 2018 at 4:29 amPrinted this off to try!!
Amy says
February 13, 2018 at 4:29 amTried these today and they were a hit!
Sarah Filchak says
February 13, 2018 at 5:04 amMade these this past weekend and they were amazing!!
COLLEEN KIRCHBERG says
February 13, 2018 at 5:23 amHelp! These are the best bars ever! I made Them last week and wanted to post a photo for you. They were gone soooo fast! No chance of taking a photo 🤳🏻. My husband said don’t ever make these again. I thinh He ate half of the pan himself. We all had noooo self control – will make them again and again. Preferably when we have guests to share with! ♥️
Tina F says
February 13, 2018 at 5:24 amThese look amazing! Course it’s hard to go wrong with anything with chocolate and peanut butter! Will definitely have to make these!
Kory Hawk says
February 13, 2018 at 5:41 amMade these on Sunday and they were delicious! My whole family devoured them:)
Cortney says
February 13, 2018 at 5:53 amCannot wait to try these. This is a plan for this weekend. We LOVE peanut butter-can’t always have it because of school rules, so these are a nice treat for home.
Vicki Mednick says
February 13, 2018 at 6:08 amThis sounds amazing! Can’t wait to make this recipe. Thank you, Lauren!
Jessica McKenzie says
February 13, 2018 at 6:31 amThese look amazing! Thank you for all the delicious recipes! This is my favorite blog to follow 🙂
Susan Mayfield says
February 13, 2018 at 6:36 amThese bars are at the top of “to bake” list. They will be great to share with family and neighbors. Thanks!
Cindy Pierson says
February 13, 2018 at 6:38 amI am going to try these! Sound amazing!
Jessica Rhoads says
February 13, 2018 at 6:46 amWhen I make your burritos later this week these will be dessert.!
Gail Kienle says
February 13, 2018 at 6:58 amWe have a group that gets together most Sat. nights. We all bring something to contribute to the meal. I am the only one who likes to bake so I frequently get dessert. This sounds amazing and the guys always want something that goes with ice cream. Thanks Lauren. Love that little guy, Eddy. He may be frustrating but he sure is a cutie. Gail
Nichole Sampson says
February 13, 2018 at 7:21 amOur family loves this recipe, thanks for sharing!
Shellie L. says
February 13, 2018 at 7:52 amThese look so, so GOOD!
Joanna Knoles says
February 13, 2018 at 8:08 amMy favorite of all……………..
Sarah says
February 13, 2018 at 8:21 amI can’t wait to make these!! They look amazing!
Bethany Croney says
February 13, 2018 at 8:21 amThese look so yummy and divine! Plus I have everything on hand to make them…hmm, maybe a good Valentine’s potluck dish? I’m thinking tonight I’ll be making chocolate chip peanut butter bars while watching you dip strawberries into chocolate! 🙂
Amanda says
February 13, 2018 at 9:03 amThese look so good! I frequently bake for my coworkers and bars are one of my favorite things to bring them. I’m going to add this to my arsenal of recipes to bake and share.
Beth W. says
February 13, 2018 at 9:13 amMy kids would LOVE these! Chocolate and peanut butter?! YUM! Can’t wait to make these. Pinning now!
Joanne says
February 13, 2018 at 9:52 amYummy! I have made these twice. Second time I did a 1 and 1/2 size recipe batch. I have three (8″?) heart shaped pans and it worked perfect. Put them on a large pretty red plate, drizzled white frosting and sprinkled with red sugar and they were to die for! Took one to son at college, one to best friend and one to neighbor for helping us with the horrible 14″ of snow!!
thank you for sharing.
Christen Femiani says
February 13, 2018 at 10:00 amMade this for my family and they absolutely loved them!
De Oda says
February 13, 2018 at 10:00 amLove peanut butter and chocolate…and who doesn’t love bar cookies. Once my daughter is back home from college, I’ll make these. She and I love baking and eating it all by ourselves…lol.
Jordyn says
February 13, 2018 at 10:30 amThese look yummy! Can’t wait to try them!
Jennifer Lord says
February 13, 2018 at 11:14 amMy kids would love these. Can’t wait to make them.
Stephanie K. says
February 13, 2018 at 12:00 pmIs there anything better than chocolate and peanut butter?! I think not😋😋Can’t wait to whip up a batch of these for my galentines party this weekend!! Thanks for always posting such awesome and delicious recipes!
Sonya says
February 13, 2018 at 12:05 pmThese are sooooo up my alley!!
Sherry says
February 13, 2018 at 12:33 pmCan’t wait to make these!!
Chocolate + Peanut Butter = ❤️
Karen says
February 13, 2018 at 12:47 pmOMG Lauren! You kill me… I cannot wait to try these!! I would have made the the day you posted them but… diet. Ugh. They totally look worth breaking a diet for!! The temptation is killing me.
Laura says
February 13, 2018 at 1:07 pmThese have been on my list to try! Added the recipe slip to my jar… hoping to draw that one soon (maybe I’ll rig the drawing 😉 !
Heidi says
February 13, 2018 at 1:44 pmThis looks delicious!!! Can’t wait to make them!
Simcha Davoudpour says
February 13, 2018 at 1:45 pmOh my gosh these are drool worthy!! Definitely adding this to my list of things to bake😋😋
Lindsay Cox says
February 13, 2018 at 1:57 pmThese look yummy! And I think i have all the ingredients so might be making these real soon!
Stacy says
February 13, 2018 at 2:10 pmThese look so good- can’t wait to try them!
Meredith Kelly says
February 13, 2018 at 2:43 pmSaw the prep time of ten minutes and knew it was a winner. With one year old twins and a three year old time is important!! Thanks for a quick and delicious recipe!!
Shari Ellis says
February 13, 2018 at 3:05 pmLooking forward to making these!
Carol says
February 13, 2018 at 6:29 pmThese would be great with almond butter in them!
Rebecca P says
February 13, 2018 at 6:44 pmYum! I printed and saved the recipe. I have a pot luck lunch at work, and these will be great. Thanks!
Kelster says
February 13, 2018 at 8:23 pmThese look so easy to pull together and I already have all these ingredients on hand. I need a baking project tomorrow and this might be it.
Kelly says
February 14, 2018 at 4:58 amThese look so yummy! I’ll be trying them very soon!