Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

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Total Time:
1 hr 55 min
Prep
10 min
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Cook
45 min
Yield:
24 bars
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 cups (18 ounces) creamy peanut butter (recommended: Skippy)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (18 ounces) raspberry jam or other jam
  • 2/3 cups salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch cake pan. Line it with parchment paper, then grease and flour the pan.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light yellow, about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter and mix until all ingredients are combined.

In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture. Mix just until combined.

Spread 2/3 of the dough into the prepared cake pan and spread over the bottom with a knife or offset spatula. Spread the jam evenly over the dough. Drop small globs of the remaining dough evenly over the jam. Don't worry if all the jam isn't covered; it will spread in the oven. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and cut into squares.

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  • on March 30, 2013

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    I followed the recipe exactly, and it turned out dry and bland. Almost bitter, actually. I had to throw it out. Obviously will not make again.

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  • on February 05, 2013

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    This recipe is absolutely delicious. The edge pieces are soooo good, with the raspberry jam carmelized on them, and the inside pieces are soft and delicious. As other reviews have said, they must be 100% cool to cut. I'm not sure why other reviews have said that they are "bland." They are a peanut butter-lovers dream come true. And if you don't over bake them, they also won't be dry.

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  • on July 15, 2012

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    We had a picnic at the beach last night, the perfect end to a wonderful evening was dessert!! This recipe gets an A++. They are so moist and delicious,I can't wait for a reason to make them again. Simple ingredients and not to much effort. The only thing I changed was the jelly. The kids are not big fans of raspberry jelly, especially if there are seeds. Strawberry jelly with the peanut butter was a great combination. Thank you Ina!

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