Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

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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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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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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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This is one of my favorite bar recipes. I've used it at least a dozen times, with different jelly flavors, and the result is always amazingly rich and delicious!

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I made these with grape jelly. Used the parchment paper and baked them for 45 minutes and they were just fine. They were not dry or crumbly and very delicous!!! I omitted the peanuts on top. Can't imagine throwing these bars out. Will definitely make these again. Thanks Ina.

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Made these with strawberry preserves to take to my boyfriend's family, as they are all peanut butter fans. I baked them for about 40 minutes, and they got a little bit darker on top than I would have liked, which is why I pulled them out early. They are definitely tasty, though. They are a bit on the dry and crumbly side, but in a good way, like shortbread, as another reviewer mentioned. I would definitely make these again, but I may try cutting back on the flour a little bit.

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Going by the recipe, these are good but dry for my taste and quite a bit of work and clean up. I devised my own "semi-homemade" version. Two packages of Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix prepared per package instructions. Press a little more than half the dough into the bottom of a glass casserole. Spread on a layer of jelly, crumble some of the remaining dough on top of the jelly layer and top with the chopped peanuts. Bake at 350 for about 40-50 minutes. Prep takes about 5 minutes and they are very delicious.

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Absolutely delicious. If you are a peanut butter nut, then you will love these. Read most of the reviews about the woman who threw out when they were done; she must not have loved peanut butter. I used regular butter and strawberry jam; delicious!

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These are the best! I have made these many time. Today I made them in mini muffin pans which worked out very well. I used a muffin liner then used a 100 scoop (small to place a ball of dough in each cup. Made a thumbprint in each one and put a small amount of jelly in that. Topped with the salted nuts and put them in the oven for about 16 minutes. Let them cool a couple of minutes before taking them out of the muffin pans. I also used a couple different kinds of jelly, as I LOVE blackberry, but my husband not so much.

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Made the bars this morning. They are not dry as some reviewers stated. Cooked the full allotted time. They came out perfect. Plan to bring them to a gathering tomorrow. They are very rich and delicious so I cut them smaller than Ina did. Look forward to making again.