PB&J in a whole new way

Were you one of those kids who wanted PB&J for lunch every day? Do you love peanut butter cookies? You'll love these little bars.
Steve contends that peanut butter cookies should be left pure. Nothing besides peanut butter should be in those soft, melt-in-your-mouth cookies. OK. He's entitled to his opinion. I like jelly or even chocolate on my peanut butter cookies.
So far, the vote from those who have tasted the PB&J Cookies is 6-1. You decide.
Peanut butter and jelly is one of the most popular sandwiches in this country (and in Canada, Australia and the UK as well). A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of the sandwiches before graduating from high school. I thnk the number is much higher.
PB&J Cookie Bars


1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup jelly, your choice of flavor

  • Cream the butter for 2 minutes. Add the sugars, cream for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Stir into the sugar butter mixture.
  • Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  • Press half the dough into the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Spread jelly over the bottom layer.
  • Top the jelly with the rest of the peanut butter dough.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
    Cool completely and cut into bars.

    Vegetarian.

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