Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch Bars
Peanut butter cookie layer topped with chocolate peanut butter and crunchy nuts and pretzels
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup peanut butter
Topping
- 4 oz chopped baking chocolate half of 225 g box
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter
- ⅓ cup chopped peanuts or mixture of nuts
- ⅓ cup chopped salty pretzels about 15 small pretzel twists
- 1 tsp finishing salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a 9 inch square pan with parchment paper.
- In stand mixer or with hand mixer cream butter with white and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg and peanut butter and mix to combine.
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamy mixture and blend until combined.
- Spread evenly pan and bake for 20 - 22 minutes until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Do not over bake.
- Meanwhile, chop chocolate into small pieces. Melt in top layer of double boiler or in a bowl over a container of very hot water. Stir until completely melted. Stir in peanut butter.
- Chop nuts and pretzels. Pour chocolate mixture over top of peanut butter layer. Spread evenly to edges. Sprinkle nut and pretzel mixture over top. Press down gently to ensure toppings stick into the chocolate. If desired, sprinkle finishing salt over top. (do not use regular salt)
- Wait until chocolate layer has cooled enough to set before cutting into squares.
Nutrition
Serving: 1barCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 33.2gProtein: 6.6gFat: 18.9gSaturated Fat: 7.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.9gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.4gCholesterol: 54.6mgSodium: 240.6mgPotassium: 62.5mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 20.9g
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