Peanut butter and chocolate cookie bars recipe
These peanut butter and chocolate cookie bars are a nice alternative to regular cookies, dense and chewy and totally addictive. What's more these indulgent cookie bars feature an extra hidden crunch from the roasted peanuts.
See method- Serves (makes 18 bars)
- 20 mins to prepare and 16 mins to cook and 30 mins to cool
- 264 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 120g unsalted butter, softened
- 85g (3 1/2oz) crunchy peanut butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g (3 1/2oz) muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 200g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100g rolled oats
- 100g (3 1/2oz) roasted peanuts
- 150g (5oz) dark chocolate, chopped into small chunks
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1105kJ 264.0kcal
- Fat
- 14g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.2g
- Sugars
- 18g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 30.7gProtein 5.5gFibre 1.9g
Method
- Preheat the oven, gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
- Grease a 20 x 30cm (8 x 12in) baking dish. Put the butter, peanut butter and sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix until light and fluffy. Add thevanillaandeggsone at a time, fully incorporating before adding the next one. Add theflour, baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, oats, peanuts and chocolate chips, and mix until just combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared dish, level out and press down with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Bake for 18 minutes, until slightly puffed up and golden on the edges. Do not bake for longer as it will become dry. Remove, leave to cool completely and then cut into squares.
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- As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.
