Easy Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Bars

These easy cookie bars feature the all-American pantry mainstays, peanut butter and chocolate chips, between 2 layers of sugar cookie dough.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 430 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with heavy duty aluminum foil.

Step 2

Slice off 1/3 the dough, creating 2 portions. Pat the bigger portion into the bottom of the prepared pan. Reserve the smaller portion for topping.

Step 3

Combine peanut butter and vanilla extract in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar slowly, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate chips.

Step 4

Drop spoonfuls of the peanut butter mixture onto the cookie dough in the baking pan and pat down to cover the dough. Crumble reserved dough into pebble-like chunks; drop over the peanut butter layer. Pat down slightly.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan. Lift cookies out by the aluminum foil and cut into bars.