5.0 from 3 votes
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Bars
These peanut butter and jelly cookies are soft cookie bar perfection. I vote that we all eat them for lunch today!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 582 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter, room temperature 2 sticks
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups raspberry jam
- 2/3 cups salted peanuts coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper, grease and flour parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light yellow. Beat in vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter on low speed until everything is combined.
- In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture. Mix just until combined.
- Spread half of the dough in the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread jam evenly over the top of the dough. Use your hands to make large balls of dough with the remaining half of dough, then flatten them out and place them over the jam. The dough will spread a bit in the oven, so it’s okay if there are bare spots. Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts and bake for 45 minutes.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares and serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
582kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
413mg
(17%)
Potassium
343mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
37g
(74%)
Vitamin A
390IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
2.8mg
(3%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 582
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 582kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 413mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 343mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
| Vitamin A | 390IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2.8mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.