Peanut Butter Blondies

In our family, we prefer Peanut Butter Blondies over brownies. There it is. It’s documented. If you try these, you’ll agree. 

Get creative with this recipe. Add whole peanut butter cups, on top of the batter, before baking. Or instead of a cookie cake, make a blondie cake! Doubled, the recipe will fill a 9” X 13” pan. 

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PEANUT BUTTER BLONDIES 

INGREDIENTS:

1 - 2 Tablespoons butter, for baking pan

1 Cup flour

1 Teaspoon salt

1/2 Cup butter

1/4 Cup peanut butter

3/4 Cup brown sugar 

1/4 Cup sugar

2 Eggs

1 Teaspoon salt

1/2 Cup chocolate chips

1/2 Cup peanut butter chips

1/2 Cup Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped 

1/4 Teaspoon flaked sea salt, to sprinkle 

 

DIRECTIONS:

Butter an 8 X 8” baking pan. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Set aside.  * In a medium sized saucepan, bring butter and peanut butter to a boil. Allow butter mixture to chill completely. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and sugar. Whisk in eggs and vanilla, until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and salt, until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips. Fold in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Bake for 26 minutes, or until top is slightly browned, and crust is crinkled. Sprinkle with flaked sea salt.

Options:

Browned butter

6 whole peanut butter cups, placed on top of batter, before baking 

Reese’s Pieces 

* If you want to make these blondies, in a hurry; use a large mixing bowl to melt butter and peanut butter in the microwave. Do not chill the butter mixture.  Mix wet ingredients by hand. Then stir in dry ingredients. The blondies will still be fabulous.