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Peanut Butter Swirl Bars- Creamy peanut butter with the added bonus of a chocolate swirl in convenient bar form.  A great option for a weekday dessert! 

When I was little, my mom was a stay at home mom.  She did work, but, it was once my younger sister was in middle school/high school.

While she was a stay at home mom,  my mom baked nearly every weekday.  Yes, no exaggeration.  It was pretty awesome. We would always have something for dessert after dinner or after school.

These bars were part of the regular dessert rotation.  No wonder! They are easy, delicious and can be made with just a few simple pantry ingredients. 

Ingredients Needed

• Flour + Baking powder + Salt
• Butter
• Peanut butter
• Sugars: both white & brown
• Eggs 
•  Vanilla
• Chocolate chips
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Peanut Butter

I recommend using a "regular" peanut butter as opposed to a natural version. The natural version will work, but, does have a higher oil content.  If you do use it, you may want to add a tablespoon or two extra of flour, to absorb the extra oil.

Baking

Don't over bake your bars.  They will appear soft at first, but, will firm up as they cool. As long as the edges are lightly brown, they are OK. 

Storage

Keep any leftover bars in a covered container. No need to refrigerate, unless it's really hot/humid in your area.

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Peanut Butter Swirl Bars

By Erin | Category: Sweet (American)

Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
30 mins

Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins

Yield:
12-15 bars

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• splash of vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat butter with both sugars until creamy. Add in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla. Beat until fully combined.
3. Then, add in flour, salt and baking powder. Beat to combine.
4. Spread batter evenly into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle top with chocolate chips. Bake for 5 minutes.
5. Carefully remove the pan and swirl the chocolate chips into the batter. Don't mix too much.
6. Put the pan back into the oven and bake for another 25 minutes. Don't over bake your bars. They will be soft when they are removed from the oven, but, will firm up as they cool.
7. Let the bars cool about 30 minutes before cutting/serving.

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving): Calories: 336.5 Fat: 15.7g Carbs: 46.2g Protein: 4.5g Sodium: 145.2mg