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Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread Bars Recipe

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    15 Servings

Ingredients

For the Shortbread:
  • 2/3 cup Butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
For the Peanut Butter Filling:
  • 1 cup Peanut Butter
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
For the Chocolate Topping:
  • 1 1/2 cups Milk Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt, or Fleur de Sel for sprinkling on top

Directions

For the Shortbread:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar and flour until crumbly.

Press into a 9x9 baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.

Cool completely before adding the peanut butter layer.

To make the peanut butter layer:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and salt until well combined. Press on to the shortbread crust.

To make the chocolate topping:

In a medium microwave safe bowl, microwave the chocolate chips on low power until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Spread the melted chocolate over the peanut butter mixture and sprinkle with a bit of salt, if desired.

Let bars set for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.

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