Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

By michaelmeiner

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups plus 1 T. plus 1 t. flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 Tablespoons margarine -- at room temperature
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 2 T. lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs -- at room temperature
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 11 x 7 inch baking pan.

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into bowl and set aside.

Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream the butter, peanut butter, both sugars and the vanilla until light and fluffy about 1 1/2 minutes. Scrape the bowl. Add eggs one at a time and beat on medium speed until partially blended after each addition. After the last addition, beat until blended, about 30 seconds, stopping the mixer twice to scrape the bowl.

Add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix with a spatula until the flour is absorbed. then mix on low speed until blended. Add the chocolate chips and blend for several seconds. Spread batter evenly in the pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the edges are deep golden and the center is lightly golden and slightly puffy. the center will drop when the bars are taken out of the oven, creating a chewy texture. Cut the bars after they have cooled a bit on the rack.