today, i’m participating in a fun blogger event — the secret recipe club. how does it work? every blogger is secretly assigned another blog + chooses a recipe from that blog to make. on reveal day (today!), all of our posts go up at the same time, + everyone gets to see who was assigned to their blog, which recipe they chose, + how it turned out. fun, huh?
this month, i was assigned Deanna’s blog, The Mommy Bowl + after looking through lots of tasty-looking recipes, I stumbled across Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars + knew i had to make them. Deanna had adapted the recipe to be gluten-free/dairy-free, but since I don’t have those dietary restrictions (+ i already had the needed butter/flour/etc. in the house), I used the original recipe.
so, how did they turn out? so flippin’ delicious. I’m a sucker for the chocolate/peanut butter combination + these bars are just wonderful – rich, creamy peanut butter bars studded with chocolate chips + topped with a delicious layer of milk chocolate. another major plus? these were SO easy to make, requiring a mere 5-10 minutes of prep before they were ready to go into the oven. so, if you’re a chocolate/peanut butter lover like I am, you’ve gotta give these a try!
thank you to deanna for introducing me to these fabulous sweets, + to the secret recipe club for connecting me, yet again, with fantastic bloggers + amazing recipes!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
makes 2-3 dozen bars (depending on size), adapted from very best baking, as inspired by the mommy bowl
ingredients
1 cup creamy peanut butter
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups (11.5-ounce package) milk chocolate chips/morsels, divided (i used Nestle’s)directions
preheat oven to 350º F.
beat peanut butter + butter in large mixer bowl until smooth. beat in sugar, eggs + vanilla extract. beat in flour + salt. stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips/morsels. spread into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. remove from oven, + sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chocolate chips/morsels. let stand for 5 minutes or until morsels are shiny + softened; spread evenly. cool completely in pan on wire rack.
cut into bars. 2 dozen bars will yield a larger bar, while 3 dozen bars will give a smaller, more bite-size bar. i opted for the larger version, of course. =)
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I’m so glad you are in SRC! Great pick too.
These look divine! And dangerous… 😉
ummmm, YUM! you had me at “peanut butter chocolate…”
I hope you had a great weekend! Happy Monday!
Yet again, another tasty recipe. Makes me wish I wasn’t allergic. I made your white chicken chili and that was incredible. Thanks for maintaining such a tasty and visually beautiful blog.
I saw the white chicken chili + it turned out absolutely gorgeous. Thank you SO much for your kind words about my recipes + my blog – they made my day! =)
My favorite combo ever–chocolate and peanut butter. I have a party to go to this weekend. I am making these! Yummy. Perfect SRC pick.
awesome, Cindy! after sampling these, my husband pointed out that they’d be perfect for a party, specifically a Super Bowl Party. =) I agree – they’ll be a fantastic party treat!
amy, these look awesome. can’t go wrong with the pb/chocolate combo!!
These look so delicious Amy! I could eat a few right now.
Oh yum! Who doesn’t love a peanut butter bar every now and then? These look awesome! I’m a total sucker for chocolate and peanut butter, too. You’d probably have to cut of my hands to keep me from eating these bad boys
Amazing! You’ve combined all of my favorite things into one indulgent bar!
just wondering. if i gave you my number would you send me some recipes? im a good cook but not to good on desserts :/
Anddddd you had me at “chocolate peanut butter”. Drool. These look great!
There is no better flavor combination than chocolate and peanut butter. These bars look so incredible! Thank you SO much for sharing!! I’ll be adding this to my “must bake” list right away!
They look sinfully good! YUM!
Happy Reveal Day
Amy,
I just finally got into the SRC. My date is Feb 4. I love your description of flipping good.
Peanut butter and chocolate, a perfect marriage, and you’re looked perfectly made.
I’m so happy that you’re participating in the SRC in February – i’ll have to check out your post then!
Be still my chocolate and peanut butter loving heart!! Great choice Amy.
Can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate, especially in bar form!
What sinful but worth it bars 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
OMG if we were neighbors, I would have helped you out by taste testing these
And I would’ve helped you out with your potstickers last week! =)
Yup, I love the chocolate and peanut butter combination too. These bars look so good! The secret recipe club is always a great way to find new blogs.
I could eat these for breakfast!
You definitely could … and I did just that a few days ago. =)
OMG! I love these bars!
I think I may make them for the superbowl this weekend. I can’t wait to dig in. Thanks for sharing another incredible recipe. I have so many of yours starred for my MUST make list!
wow…yummy! Perfect combo! I’m a fellow group D’er
Can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Great SRC pick!
You had me at peanut butter and chocolate
I’ve fallen in love with so many flavor combinations but this one will always be the original favorite!
These look fantastic! I could really go for one right now – too bad I can’t eat the screen! haha.
These are {loudly} calling out my name~so yummy looking! So glad you shared these and I will be checking out Deanna’s blog for the gluten-free version.
Yes! her version is gluten-free + dairy-free + she has tons of GF recipes on her site. =)
Me, too! I’m a complete sucker for chocolate and peanut butter! There’s something so “homey” about that partnership! Since I am doing the gluten-free thing right now, I’ll look into deanna’s blog for the GF version, although I am sure this “regular” one is a winner!
I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to stop eating these!
These bars look fantastic! From you IG picture I thought they looked like a no-bake recipe. I know they aren’t but your post made me search for PB chocolate bars that don’t require baking. Thank you for the inspiration
Yum!! And I love how few ingredients these use. That’s always a major plus!
Agree! Any recipe with only a handful of ingredients, most of which are pantry staples, is always good in my book. =)
I am completely and totally a suckers for chocolate and peanut butter anything. I will need to make these soon!
i love these kind of bars that have the peanutbutter base and chocolate on top…and when you cut they are these perfect formed bars…ahhhh…just love!
I want to go hide in a closet and eat these because well… thats the only way I could have them at home but omg they sound yummy
Bahaha, i love the image of you hiding in the closet, snacking on these pb bars, while your kiddos innocently play right outside the door. Too funny!
I made these last night after seeing your post…they are DIVINE! I had to send them to work with my fiance this morning so I didn’t eat the whole thing!
That is so awesome, Victoria! I wound up giving a lot of my batch away, too, because I feared I’d eat ’em all in one sitting. =) Hope your fiance + his co-workers love them!
can’t go wrong with this combo, ever!
Great minds think alike! I have a brownie with peanut butter frosting that will post next tuesday! These look amazing!
I can’t wait to see your brownies – I bet they are just amazing!
These look so decadent and delicious! Love that they have chocolate chips in them too!
Peanut butter and chocolate gets me every time!
Oh my sweet heavens. I’d love one of these right now!
Ha, I bet these are really flippin delicious! You can’t go wrong with the peanut butter/chocolate combo & these look like pure bliss!
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