PB & J Bars

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup strawberry jelly (see Options)

Details

Servings 15
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except jelly. Beat with an electric beater on medium speed 2 minutes, or until blended and crumbly.

Reserve 1 cup of peanut butter mixture. Spread remaining mixture over bottom of baking dish.
Spread jelly evenly over mixture and crumble reserved peanut butter mixture over top.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until topping is golden. Allow to cool completely then cut into bars and serve.

Options:
Sure, if strawberry isn't your favorite, you can use another flavor of jam or preserves in place of the strawberry jelly.