Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Ingredients

Servings

8 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

3 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Baking Powder

1/2 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Unsalted Butter , room temperature

1 1/2 cups

Creamy Natural Peanut Butter

3/4 cup

Granulated Sugar

3/4 cup

Brown Sugar

2

Eggs

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

1 1/2 cups

Grape Jelly , room temperature

or Your Favorite Flavor

1/2 cup

Dry Roasted Peanuts , roughly chopped

salted if possible

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and grease a 9x13-inch pan or line with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: All-Purpose Flour (3 cups) , Baking Powder (1 tsp) , and Salt (1/2 tsp) . Whisk to combine.

Step 3

In another bowl, cream together Unsalted Butter (1 cup) and Creamy Natural Peanut Butter (1 1/2 cups) . Add Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup) and Brown Sugar (3/4 cup) and continue to cream until well combined.

Step 4

Beat in Eggs (2) , one at a time. Add Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) . Then, with the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.

Step 5

Press ½ to ⅔ of the mixture into the prepared pan. Evenly spread Grape Jelly (1 1/2 cups) over crust.

Step 6

Scatter remaining crust over top of jelly and top with Dry Roasted Peanuts (1/2 cup) . Place in preheated oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until top is golden brown.

Step 7

Remove from oven and let cool before slicing. Serve and enjoy!