PB&J Cookie Bars with Strawberry Jam

By srumbel

Your favorite sandwich just became a cookie! These PB&J Cookie Bars with Strawberry Jam are easy to make, and a delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth craving.
from adishofdailylife.com

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups of light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups of oats
• 1 cup strawberry jam or preserves

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 13 x 9 glass baking pan with foil, with extra over the edges. When your bars are done, you can simply lift them out of the baking dish.
Grease your foil with butter.
Using a stand mixer, beat the butter until smooth.
Add the brown sugar, peanut butter, and baking soda and continue to beat until combined.
Then add vanilla and egg, continue to combine.
Add flour to mixture slowly and continue beating until well mixed.
Remove bowl from stand mixer, fold in oats, and mix in by spoon.
Set aside about ½ cup of the dough, and press the rest of it into the bottom of your pan on top of the foil.
Spread strawberry jam or preserves across the top of the dough.
Sprinkle pieces of reserved dough across the entire top.
Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick cleanly,
Remove from oven, allow to cool.
Once cool, remove from pan, and cut into bars or squares.