Description
The ultimate soft peanut butter-chocolate chip bars! Buttery, thick bars with a swirl of peanut butter on top and extra chocolate chips. Perfect for parties and potlucks because they serve a crowd.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (136 grams) creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup (213 grams) light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2–1/2 (300 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 2–1/2 to 3 cups (450 to 510 grams) chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (136 grams) creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan and make a parchment sling to overhang the sides to help you lift the bars out of the pan. Grease the parchment.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy and lightened in color, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the bowl and paddle several times throughout the mixing process.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, mixing on low speed just until combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir in by hand.
- Spread the dough into the prepared baking pan. Dollop the 1/2 cup peanut butter around the top of the dough and gently swirl in with a butter knife or small offset spatula. You can heat the peanut butter up for a few seconds in the microwave to help you swirl, if desired.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 30 to 33 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the center of the dough is still a little jiggly when you shake the pan. Take care not to overbake! Let cool completely before removing from the pan with parchment sling; cut into bars.
- Category: Bars & Brownies, Chocolate