Bake Sale Golden Peanut Butter Bars

If you like peanut butter and need a good recipe to bring to a bake sale, these peanut butter bars are exactly what you need.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 177 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup finely chopped peanuts
• 0.5 cup peanut butter
• 0.5 cup cold butter
• 0.75 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine flour, brown sugar, and egg in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture appears crumbly. Stir in chopped peanuts.

Step 3

Set 2 cups of the peanut crumble aside. Press remaining mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 4

Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

Step 5

Beat condensed milk, peanut butter, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Spread over the prepared crust. Top with reserved peanut crumble.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.