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DESSERT

Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars

At Home (p. 170)

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Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter 2 sticks
  • Eggs 2
  • Sugar 1 1/2 cups
  • Vanilla extract 1 tsp
  • Creamy peanut butter (or almond butter) 2 cups
  • All-purpose flour 3 cups
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Raspberry or other jam 1 1/2 cups
  • Salted peanuts 2/3 cup

Prep

  • Unsalted butter - bring to room temperature
  • Eggs - bring to room temperature
  • Peanuts - coarsely chop — do this now so future-you can feel smug for once.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan, while gazing at the pan with pure, unreasonable devotion. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or by hand), cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light yellow about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the vanilla, eggs and peanut butter and mix until well combined. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and 1 1/2 tsp salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture. Mix just until combined. Spread two thirds of the dough into the prepared pan, using a knife to spread evenly. Spread the jam evenly over the dough. Drop small globs of the remaining dough evenly over the jam. Don't worry if all the jam isn't covered, the dough will spread when it bakes. Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts and bake for 45 minutes until golden brown. Cool and cut into squares.