Happy 17 days until Christmas!! Today I’m sharing a recipe for something I baked for the very first time. PB&J Cookie Bars!
I gotta say, I’m pleasantly surprised how good they came out. The recipe called for peanut butter chips to be on the top, but since I didn’t have any (and we’re under quarintine) I decided to try caramel and chocolate chips to see what tastes best. I’m not huge on caramel, so I was surprised that I liked it better than the chocolate chips. I’m sure the peanut butter chips taste even better.
I decided to have my dessert with Akbar black tea flavored with grape (except I didn’t taste the grape) in my Royal Bavarian tea cup. Black tea was good paired with the PB&J Cookie Bars and I’m sure green tea would be good too.
PB&J Cookie Bars:
1 package (about 15 oz) yellow cake mix
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
2 eggs
1 cup strawberry jam, warmed until softened/spreadable
1 cup peanut butter chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 15×10 inch jelly roll pan with foil (whoops I forgot this step… That explains why it got stuck to the pan 😂); spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Combine cake mix, peanut butter, oil and eggs in large bowl; beat with electric mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until well blended. With damp hands, press mixture into prepared pan.
3. Bake 20 minutes; cool 5 minutes on wire rack. Spread jam evenly over cookie crust; sprinkle with peanut butter chips.
4. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are browned. Cool completely in pan in wire rack.
Rory, Tea & Me 