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Buckeye Cookie Bars

Soft, chocolatey cookie bars layered with a sweet peanut butter filling and topped with chocolate chips — inspired by classic Buckeye candies. Perfect for easy snacking, parties, and holiday treat trays.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 31 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American/Canadian
Servings 9
Calories 423 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cookie Base

  • ½ cup melted butter cooled
  • ⅓ granulated sugar
  • ½ light brown sugar packed
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ¼ ccup cocoa
  • 1 ⅓ cup flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Filling:

  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar packed
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Begin by making your peanut butter filling.
  • Combine all the peanut butter, melted butter, brown sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Stir by hand for 1 minute, or until the mixture is smooth.
  • Add powdered sugar and mix until the mixture is soft and pliable.
  • Set aside.
  • Combine melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Stir until well combined.
  • Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
  • Add cocoa, flour and baking soda, mix until all of the ingredients are incorporated.
  • Divide the dough in half.
  • Press half of the cookie dough in the bottom of your prepared baking dish.
  • Sprinkle half of the chocolate chips over the cookie dough.
  • Divide the peanut butter filling in half.
  • Spread half of it over the cookie dough.
  • Add the remaining cookie dough to the top and spread it to cover the peanut butter layer.
  • With the remaining peanut butter filling, you can form little peanut butter balls by hand, there should be just enough to make ten balls.
  • Place nine of these over the top.
  • The remaining peanut butter ball is intended to be popped into your mouth and taste tested.
  • Bake at 350 for 23 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the top.
  • Allow to cool completely before cutting.
  • Once the cookie bars are cooled, you can gently lift the parchment paper from the dish and cut into 9 delicious servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 423kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 6gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 232mgPotassium: 173mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 419IUCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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