Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Bars

Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie BarsThis is almost the same recipe as it’s brother, Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies, but it’s slightly different.  It gives you all the deliciousness of the cookies, in the convenient form of a brownie.  

If you need a treat in a hurry, and don’t have time (or desire) to fuss with rolling dough balls, these bake in 20 minutes, and are chewy, chocolaty, peanut butter heaven. 
Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Bars

Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Bars
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. ¾ cup butter, softened (1 ½ sticks)
  2. ½ cup shortening
  3. 1 cup sugar
  4. 1 cup brown sugar
  5. 2 teaspoons vanilla
  6. 3 eggs
  7. 2 cups flour
  8. 1 cup cocoa
  9. 2 teaspoons baking soda
  10. 1½ teaspoons salt
  11. 1 cup (6 ounces) mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  12. 1 bag (10 ounces) peanut butter chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly coat a cookie sheet (17 x 12.5 inch with sides) with non-stick spray for baking.
  2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Beat softened butter, shortening, and sugars until light. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat another 2-3 minutes until fluffy. Add dry ingredients, and stir just until combined. Add chocolate chips and peanut butter baking pieces, and fold in.
  4. Spread in prepared baking pan to ½ inch from edge.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minute or until top is dry and starting to crack slightly.
  6. Cool completely on wire rack.
Notes
  1. Yields: 48 (2 x 2 inch) squares
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly coat a cookie sheet (17 x 12.5 inch with sides) with non-stick spray for baking.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly coat a cookie sheet (17 x 12.5 inch with sides) with non-stick spray for baking.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk the following: 2 cups flour 1 cup cocoa 2 teaspoons baking soda 1½ teaspoons salt

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk the following:
2 cups flour
1 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1½ teaspoons salt

Beat the following until light.: ¾ cup butter (1 ½ sticks), softened ½ cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar

Beat the following until light.:
¾ cup butter (1 ½ sticks), softened
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Add: 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 eggs Beat another 2-3 minutes until fluffy.

Add:
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
Beat another 2-3 minutes until fluffy.

Add dry ingredients, and stir just until combined.

Add dry ingredients, and stir just until combined.

Fold in: 1 bag (10 ounces) peanut butter chips 1 cup (6 ounces) mini chocolate chips

Fold in:
1 bag (10 ounces) peanut butter chips
1 cup (6 ounces) mini chocolate chips

Spread in prepared baking pan to ½ inch from edge. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or ...

Spread in prepared baking pan to ½ inch from edge.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or …

... until top is dry and starting to crack slightly.

… until top is dry and starting to crack slightly.

Remove from oven, and cool on wire rack.

Remove from oven, and cool on wire rack.

Cut into 48 (2 x 2 inch) squares ~ or ~ whatever size you prefer.

Cut into 48 (2 x 2 inch) squares ~ or ~ whatever size you prefer.

They're incredible with a glass of milk.

They’re incredible with a glass of milk.

Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Bars