Monday, November 22, 2010

Peanut Butter Blondies

Posted by thecaramelcookie / 11 comments » / Dessert

Did you know this month was National Peanut Butter Lovers Month? Neither did I until I heard it mentioned on the radio yesterday! Good thing I made these peanut butter blondies to celebrate!

Well actually, I only made them because I found a jar of peanut butter on super duper sale AND I had a coupon. Oh well,  any excuse to eat peanut butter is fine by me!

These bars actually didn’t turn out as peanut buttery as I wanted them at first. After eating half the pan, I decided they needed frosting. Peanut butter frosting. The frosting was the perfect accompaniment to the bars and really kicked them up a notch. The frosting is so delicious and fluffy I had a hard stopping myself from eating all the frosting before it made it onto the blondies.

 The edges of the blondies are very crunchy when they first come out of the oven but soften over time. I actually liked these best the day after they were baked! These bars are easy to make and would make a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table this week! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!

Peanut Butter Blondies

Adapted from Baking: From My Home to Yours
Makes 16 servings

Ingredients:

For Blondies:
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I prefer it without the cinnamon)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips

For Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablspoons milk

Directions:

For the blondies:
Preheat the over tn 350. Grease a 9-inch square pan.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon (if using), baking soda, and salt.

In a large bowl, mix the peanut butter and butter on medium speed for 1 minute. Add both sugars and beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract. Reduce mixer speed to low and add in the dry ingredients. Mix only until the dry ingredients are incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spread the dough into the prepared pan and bake until the blondies turn a VERY deep honey brown, about 40-50 minutes. Cool completely before frosting (I stuck mine in the freezer for a bit to chill them completely before frosting).

For the frosting:
Mix the butter and peanut butter together on medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add in the sugar and milk. Beat on high for 3 minutes.

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    Brittany — November 22, 2010 @ 11:30 pm

    These literally look TOO good. I love the generous icing. What a wonderful way to celebrate Peanut Butter Lover’s month

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    Lauren — November 23, 2010 @ 9:08 am

    What’s better than peanut butter blondies? Oh yeah, peanut butter blondies topped with peanut butter frosting :) . Awesome recipe.

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    Kat — November 23, 2010 @ 10:54 pm

    Oh my gosh, these look so good. I’ve made peanut butter blondies before but these actually look so incredibly chewy

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    thecaramelcookie Reply:
    November 24th, 2010 at 7:42 am

    These bars ARE chewy (and highly addictive!)

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    Crustabakes — November 25, 2010 @ 3:39 am

    I like the way baked goods taste better over time. it seems like time is needed for the flavours to meld together!

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    Anna — November 28, 2010 @ 3:20 pm

    Great photo! You really captured the texture. I might have to make a batch of these with the new honey-added Skippy. Have you tried that yet? I bought some on the recommendation of someone else and I expected it to have a stronger honey flavor. You can barely taste the honey, but it has a smooth, creamy, texture.

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    thecaramelcookie Reply:
    November 28th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    I haven’t tried the Skippy with honey but I think it would work great in these bars!

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    Nourhan @ Miss Anthropist's Kitchen — December 6, 2010 @ 10:18 am

    Oh my goodness, that looks soooo delicious, great job! Love love love anything peanut butter :)

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    Liz @ IHeartVegetables — December 7, 2010 @ 4:56 pm

    wow those look so good!

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    Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle — December 17, 2010 @ 8:01 am

    OMG…..lets begin with the simple fact that I am OBSESSED with Peanut Butter, and let it be known that I have a side obsession with blondies. I have never once, thought to combine the two. Genius. :-)

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