Peanut Butter Blossom Bars

These Peanut Butter Blossom Bars are SO much faster and easier to make than the cookie version of this recipe, but they taste the same! We always make them during autumn and around the holidays. Now that I’ve started to make the bars, I just can’t go back to the cookies. Ha! Scroll down for the details on how to make these cookie bars!

How to Make Peanut Butter Blossom Bars

I love that you don’t need a lot of complicated ingredients for these cookie bars!

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Blossom Bars

• Flour
• Baking Soda
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Butter, softened
• Brown Sugar
• Peanut butter – You may use crunchy or creamy peanut butter, but for cookie bars, I prefer creamy.
• Egg
• White Sugar
• Vanilla
• Hershey’s Kisses

Instructions for Peanut Butter Blossom Bars

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8×8 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and/or line with parchment paper. Next, in a medium mixing bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter with a hand mixer on high until creamy. Add the vanilla and the egg and beat on medium until combined.

Then, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix the dough on low until smooth. Press the dough into your prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges begin to turn golden brown.

Right after removing the pan from the oven, press the Hershey Kisses into the top of the cookie bars, making sure to space them evenly apart. When the peanut butter bars have cooled completely, cut into bars evenly in between the Hershey kisses and serve.

More Cookie Bar Recipes

• Peanut Butter Cup Gooey Cookie Bars 
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
• Thanksgiving Cookie Bars

Peanut Butter Blossom Bars

Yield: 16

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

These Peanut Butter Blossom Bars are much easier and faster than the traditional cookies! Delicious peanut butter and chocolate combine for a fantastic flavor you'll love!

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Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 16 Hershey’s Kisses

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8×8 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and/or line with parchment paper
   
2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter with a hand mixer on high until creamy. Add the vanilla and the egg and beat on medium until combined.
   
3. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low until smooth.
   
4. Press the dough into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden brown.
   
5. Right after removing the pan from the oven, press the Kisses into the top of the peanut butter cookie bars, making sure to space them evenly apart.
   
6. When the dough has cooled completely, cut into bars evenly in between the Hershey kisses and serve.

Notes

After you press the Hershey Kisses into the peanut butter bars, they'll become warm and melty. Be sure to let them cool down entirely so they don't lose their shape.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 243Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 356mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 5g