Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread Bars Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread Bars make for a fabulous dessert. Sweet, salty, and incredibly addicting!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup Butter softened
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt or Fleur de Sel for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- 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.