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A side view of a plate of peanut butter cup blondies with mini peanut butter cups.

Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

Peanut Butter Blondies are thick cookie bars made with peanut butter and chocolate chips that are topped off with mini peanut butter cups for a burst of chocolate and peanut butter.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ c. flour
  • ½ c. sugar
  • ½ c. brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • c. smooth peanut butter
  • c. butter melted
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • c. chocolate chips
  • 10 mini Reese cups halved

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.
  • In a large bowl cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.
  • Mix in the peanut butter, vanilla, and eggs and stir well to combine.
  • Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. 
  • Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Spread the batter into the prepared pan.  Arrange the peanut
    butter cups over top of the batter, pushing them slightly into the
    batter.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs.  Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Prevention RD