Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
These Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars combine peanut butter, strawberry jam and crunchy peanuts in an easy-to-make treat. These delicious snack bars are perfect to throw together for your next picnic or cookout.
Notes
If you’re not following a gluten free diet you can replace the gluten free Bisquick in the recipe with 2 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, and ¼ tsp salt.
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Preparation Time15 min
Cooking Time40 min
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup gluten free Bisquick
- 1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 can softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cup strawberry preserves (or whatever flavor jam or jelly you like)
- 1 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (or 175 degrees C) and line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper sprayed with nonstick spray.
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Beat together the peanut butter and butter until they’re smooth.
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Add both sugars and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy then add the eggs and continue beating until well blended.
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Beat in gluten free Bisquick until it’s well blended into the dough.
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Press 3/4 of the dough into an even layer onto the bottom of the prepared pan then spread the jam evenly over the dough.
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With the remaining dough, break off tiny pieces and scatter them evenly over the jam layer then sprinkle the chopped peanuts over the surface of the cookie bars.
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Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
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Cool completely to room temperature then refrigerate for at least 4 hours to get them really firm before cutting into squares.