Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Fun and easy whole wheat cookie bars filled with peanut butter, chocolate chips, mini peanut butter cups. They're the perfect treat!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter , at room temperature (113 grams)
- ¾ cup peanut butter , smooth or crunchy (225 grams)
- 1 ¼ cup packed light or dark brown sugar (225 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups whole wheat flour (283 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (200 grams)
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups , see Note (200 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 8-inch or 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or grease with nonstick spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar on medium high speed until light and creamy, 3-5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl as necessary. Mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing after each, followed buy the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl combine the whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the stand mixer and mix on medium low speed until combined. Add the chocolate chips and mini peanut butter cups and mix on low until just combined.
- Press into the prepared baking pan and bake until edges are golden, about 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Note: If desired, you can omit the mini peanut butter cups and increase semi-sweet chocolate chips to 2 cups (400 grams).
Calories: 416kcal, Carbohydrates: 48g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 37mg, Sodium: 275mg, Potassium: 301mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 30g, Vitamin A: 223IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 51mg, Iron: 2mg
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