Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

These cookie bars are made with peanut butter and topped with peanuts - they're perfect for peanut lovers !

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The dough for these cookie bars is made with peanut butter and chopped unsalted peanuts, making these peanut butter bars a peanut lover's dream ! :)
Peanut butter cookie bars are easy to make ; they only require basic baking ingredients, and the result is a soft, chewy peanut butter cookie square.
You could also add some chocolate chips to the dough (about 100g - keep a handful on the side to sprinkle on top of the dough before baking, and stir the rest into the dough).

How to make peanut butter cookie bars :

Start by melting the butter with light brown sugar, powdered sugar, and vanilla sugar (vanilla sugar can be replaced by vanilla extract, in that case stir the vanilla extract in with the peanut butter, later). Set aside to cool.

Whisk some flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.

Add an egg and peanut butter to the butter/sugar mix (and vanilla extract if using). Mix until well incorporated.

Stir in the dry ingredients, then the chopped unsalted peanuts.

Press the dough into a square pan, sprinkle some chopped peanuts on top and lightly press them in (this is so they bake into the cookie bars, rather than stay on top). Bake for 25 minutes, let cool and cut into squares.

You might want to check out these recipes :

Homemade peanut butter

Chocolate chip Nutella oatmeal bars

Easter chocolate cookie bars

Nougat cream cookie slices

Let me know in the comments if you make these peanut butter bars ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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Here is the recipe for peanut butter cookie bars :

Peanut Butter Cookie Bars
by A Cup Of Sprinkles, adapted from the book Pâtisserie Anglaise et Américaine

These cookie bars are made with peanut butter and topped with peanuts - they're perfect for peanut lovers !

Cook time : 25 minutes
12 servings
Keywords : peanut butter, cookie bars, peanuts

Ingredients :
85g of butter
80g of light brown sugar
80g of powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla extract or 1/2 tbsp (1 packet) of vanilla sugar
200g of flour
1/4 tsp of baking powder
1/8 tsp of baking soda
1 pinch of salt
1 egg
50g of peanut butter
100g of unsalted peanuts, chopped

Instructions :

Preheat the oven.

Put the butter, light brown sugar, white sugar (and vanilla sugar if using) in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until the butter has completely melted. Set aside.

In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the egg and peanut butter to the butter/sugar mix. Add in vanilla extract if using. Mix until well incorporated.

While stirring, add in the dry ingredients, then stir in about 3/4 of the chopped unsalted peanuts.

Press the dough into a square 8x8in (20cmx20cm) pan, lined with baking paper. Sprinkle the remaining chopped peanuts onto the dough, and lightly press them in.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool before cutting into squares.

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Chocolate Chip Nutella Oat Bars

These oat crumble bars have a hidden Nutella layer and are topped with chocolate chips to make them extra delicious.

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To make these chocolate chip Nutella oat bars, I used the same recipe as these applesauce oatmeal bars and these banana oat bars. This time, though, no fruit ! The applesauce or bananas are replaced with Nutella, and the bars are topped with chocolate chips.

This recipe for Nutella oatmeal bars is egg-free (and you'll only need to wash one bowl when you're done making them !)


To make chocolate chip Nutella oat bars, you'll have to combine the dry ingredients (flour, brown sugar, oats, baking powder and salt), before you add in softened butter and mix until it forms crumbs.
Spread a little over half the dough in a pan, press with your fingers to make a base, and bake for 15 minutes.
Take the pan out of the oven and spread some Nutella on it (I'd recommend microwaving it for about 15 seconds to make it softer and easier to spread). Add the remaining crumbs on top, the chocolate chips, and bake for another 35 minutes.
Let the chocolate chips Nutella oatmeal bars cool completely before cutting into squares.

You may like these recipes :
Applesauce Oat Bars
Banana Oat Bars
Nutella Christmas Tree Pastry


Here's the recipe for chocolate chip Nutella oat bars :

CHOCOLATE CHIP NUTELLA OAT BARS
by A Cup Of Sprinkles
Adapted from Marsha’s Baking Addiction

These oat crumble bars have a hidden Nutella layer and are topped with chocolate chips to make them extra delicious. One bowl, egg-free.

Cook time : 50 minutes
12 servings

Ingredients :
190g of flour
150g of light brown sugar
1/8 tsp of salt
1 tsp of baking powder
140g of rolled oats
175g of butter, softened
Nutella
2 tbsp of chocolate chips

Instructions :

Preheat the oven.

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and oats.

Add in the butter and combine (using your fingers) until it forms crumbs.

In an 8x8in (20x20cm) pan covered in baking paper, spread a little over half of the mixture, and flatten it (using the bottom of a glass or your fingers) to form the base of the Nutella bars. Bake for 15 minutes.

Take the pan out of the oven, spread Nutella (I used about 4 or 5 tablespoons) on the base, and sprinkle the rest of the mixture on top. Add the chocolate chips

Bake for 35 minutes (at 150/180°C).

Let cool completely before cutting into bars.

Let me know in the comments if you make these chocolate chip Nutella oat bars ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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Gingerbread Snickerdoodles

This snickerdoodles recipe uses gingerbread sugar for the coating instead of the typical cinnamon sugar. Baking soda and cream of tartar free.

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This snickerdoodles recipe uses gingerbread sugar for the coating instead of the typical cinnamon sugar. I used my go-to snickerdoodles recipe, which is baking soda free and cream of tartar free - and yes, the snickerdoodles still stay soft !

To make the gingerbread sugar coating, you'll need a gingerbread spice mix (either store-bought or homemade - there are plenty of recipes online !). Once you have your gingerbread spice mix, the recipe is the same as any other snickerdoodles recipe : whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Cream the butter and sugar, add in the egg and vanilla, then stir in the dry ingredients. Shape the dough into balls, roll in the gingerbread sugar, bake for 12 to 15 minutes, and tada ! You have gingerbread snickerdoodles ! These cookies will be perfect for the Holidays.


Here's the recipe for gingerbread snickerdoodles :

GINGERBREAD SNICKERDOODLES
by A Cup Of Sprinkles

This snickerdoodles recipe uses gingerbread sugar for the coating instead of the typical cinnamon sugar. Baking soda and cream of tartar free.

Cook time : 12 minutes
Makes 10 cookies

Ingredients :
180g of flour
1/4 tsp of salt
1 tsp of baking powder
110g of softened butter
150g of sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
For the cinnamon sugar coating :
3 tbsp of sugar
1 tsp of gingerbread spice mix

Instructions :

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder.

In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.

Slowly add in the dry ingredients.

Put the cookie dough in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven.

In a small bowl, make the gingerbread coating : mix the sugar and gingerbread spices together.

Using an ice cream scoop or spoons, form balls with the cookie dough, and roll them in the gingerbread coating.

Put the cookie dough balls on a baking paper covered baking sheet, making sure not to put them too close together as the snickerdoodles will spread as they bake.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes (180°C/350°F), until the edges on the snickerdoodles are golden.

Let me know in the comments if you make these gingerbread snickerdoodles ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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