Strawberry Cookie Bars

By SMorrissey

Ingredients

• 2 cups peanut butter
• 1 (16 ounce) jar strawberry preserves (about 1 1/4 cups
• 3/4 cup salted peanuts, chopped
• 8 ounces unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature (2 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 8mins
Cooking time 53mins
Adapted from foodchannel.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Beat butter with an electric mixer until smooth; add sugar gradually until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter until combined.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.

Spread 2/3 of the dough mixture into a greased 13"x 9" baking dish; spread evenly with strawberry preserves and top with dollops of remaining dough.

Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and bake 45 minutes or until golden brown.

Place baking pan on wire rack to cool and cut into 12 even squares.