Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars

These peanut butter chocolate chunk bars are simple to make with basic pantry ingredients and are great for bake sales, office parties, and birthdays.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 162 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
• 10 ounces chocolate chunks (such as Ghirardelli® Bittersweet Chocolate)
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.75 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1.75 cups unbleached flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Step 3

Beat together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add peanut butter and beat until incorporated.

Step 4

Sift together flour and baking soda in a separate bowl; mix into butter mixture until well combined. Fold in chocolate chunks until evenly distributed. Spread batter into a 13x9-inch baking dish.