Fudgy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
These fudgy peanut butter chocolate chip cookie bars are magic! Baked then chilled and covered with ganache, they are ridiculously soft and fudgy.
Servings 24 bars
Calories 250kcal
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Ganache
- 1 (12 oz) bag semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 2 Tbsp. milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Prepare a 9″x13″ baking dish with parchment paper.
- Note: You’ll want to leave an inch or two of parchment paper over the edge on each end so that you can lift the bars out of the pan later on.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar together. Beat in peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Press cookie dough into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 22-24 minutes. Cookie bars will be soft. Allow bars to cool for 30 minutes.
- Combine ganache ingredients and melt on the stovetop over low (med/low) heat OR in the microwave in 15-20 second intervals, stirring in between each interval until melted and smooth.
- Spread ganache over cookie bars.
- Let cookie bars stand another 30 minutes then chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. DO NOT skip that part if you want fudgy cookie bars. Lift the cookie bars from the pan using the parchment paper and slice them into 24-48 bars.
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Notes
Store cookie bars in an airtight container. Best if eaten within 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 250kcal