Peanut Butter Wonder Bars

By aamundson

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (you could totally use chunky if you want)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp skim milk
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 (8oz) bag Heath Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits, divided
• 1 (10oz) bag Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, divided
• 1 (12oz) bag Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Details

Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a stand mixer, cream butter with sugars. Add 1/2 cup peanut butter, egg, vanilla & skim milk. Combine & scrape bowl.
Add baking soda, baking powder & flour all at once. Mix until just combined. Fold in HALF of the bag of Heath bits, & HALF of the bag of Reese's chips.
Spray a 13x9" baking dish. Add cookie dough & spread evenly.
Bake at 350*F for 18-24 minutes or until edges & top are browning (mine took 21 minutes.) Let cool completely about 1 hour.
In a large bowl combine chocolate chips & remaining peanut butter chips. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, or until melted. Add 1/4 cup peanut butter & stir until combined. Spread evenly over the top of the cooled cookie bars. Sprinkle immediately with remaining toffee bits & press down lightly. Let set in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Cut & serve.

*Makes 24 squares.
**Extra tip: If the edges of the cookie layer are a little higher than the center after it cools down go ahead & trim them. It will make your chocolate layer spread nice & flat. Just munch on the scraps :)