Recipes: Strawberry Cookie Bars

• Prep Time:8 minutes
• Cook Time:45 minutes
• Serves:12

 

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Strawberry preserves complements the crunchy, nutty peanuts just perfectly in this cookie bar. This wonderful homemade casual dessert or after-school snack is sure to transport adults back to warm childhood memories.

Why Try? The combination of rich peanut butter and sweet fruit preserves—baked from scratch and served warm from the oven—is absolutely irresistible with a tall glass of ice cold milk.

 

Foodie Byte

Any fruit preserves can be substituted for the strawberry preserves in this recipe. Wrap these bars in parchment paper and tie with a ribbon for a unique bake sale item or portable picnic dessert.

Ingredients

2 cups peanut butter
1 (16 ounce) jar strawberry preserves (about 1 1/4 cups
3/4 cup salted peanuts, chopped
8 ounces unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature (2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Beat butter with an electric mixer until smooth; add sugar gradually until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter until combined.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.
Spread 2/3 of the dough mixture into a greased 13"x 9" baking dish; spread evenly with strawberry preserves and top with dollops of remaining dough.
Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and bake 45 minutes or until golden brown.
Place baking pan on wire rack to cool and cut into 12 even squares.

Nutritional Information

Calories 759, Carbohydrates 84g, Cholesterol 72mg, Fat 43g, Fat Calories 381, Fiber 4g, Protein 18g, Saturated Fat 15g, Sodium 530mg. Daily Values: Calcium 61.72mg 6%, Phos 215.95mg 22%, Copper 0.26mg 13%, Zinc 1.59mg 11%, Panto 0.74mg 7%, Biotin 42.09mcg 14030%, Iodine 4.42mcg 3%, Magnesium 74.11mg 19%, Iron 2.57mg 14%, Vitamin B6 13%, Vitamin B12 2%, Vitamin D 5%, Vit E-a-Toco 15%, Vitamin A 10%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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