Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Easy and delicious peanut butter cookie dough, layered with your choice of jelly, jam or fruit compote.
Servings: 12 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 1 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 lg Eggs room temperature
- 2 cups Peanut Butter creamy or chunky, well-blended
- 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 1/2 cup Jelly, Preserves or Compote
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light in color and fluffy
- Add eggs, vanilla and peanut butter and mix until blended
- Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing to a thick dough
- Coat the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan with cooking spray, then lay a sheet of parchment paper and press down, draping the sheet over the sides of the pan. Give the top another light coat of spray.
- Press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of the baking pan, spreading it evenly
- Spread the jelly, jam, preserves or compote over the dough, leaving about 2 cm around the edges
- Grab a small ball of the remaining dough and rub it between your palms to break it up over the top of the jelly layer. Continue until the remaining dough has covered the top of the jelly.
- Bake at 350°F for about 35 minutes, or until the edges of the dough and the tips of the crumble are browned and center just starts to bubble.
- Remove from oven and cool completely. Bars will crumble if sliced when warm.