Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Bars
By: B&G Foods
If you're looking for a new twist on easy cookie recipes try these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars. They're made using Cream of Wheat Cereal and the recipe is super easy to follow. Plus the peanut butter and chocolate chip combo is perfection!
Notes
Variation: Substitute peanut butter chips for the chocolate chips.
Yields16 bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup CREAM OF WHEAT Cereal, (1-min, 2-1/2-min or 10-min cook time), uncooked
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, cereal and baking soda; set aside.
- Beat butter, peanut butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread evenly into lightly greased 9-inch square baking pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Cut into 16 bars to serve. Store in airtight container at room temperature.