Peanut Butter Chocolate Reese's Bars Recipe

Published: Mar 2, 2016 · Modified: Oct 22, 2022 by Anna 32 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate REESE'S Cookie Bars - gooey, sweet and buttery! Quick and easy treat for peanut butter cup lovers. Check out our newest video to see how to make them and learn my trick for easily preparing the pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. : )

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PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE'S COOKIE BARS

What do you get when you have a bag of chocolate chips and a package of Reese's peanut butter cups staring at you from a shelf or worse - calling you from your pantry? Cookie bars! Buttery, sweet, thick and gooey cookie bars.The thickness of these cookie bars is unreal. These babies have some height! Every crumb is buttery and sweet and it melts in your mouth. SO GOOD!

Also, do you know how hard it is to keep a bag of Reese's untouched when you have three peanut butter cup loving kids? AND a Husband? Aaand my own late night cravings? #TheStruggleIsReal Peanut butter and chocolate combo is one I can't resist. My Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies are the proof. So good!

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HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER REESE'S COOKIE BARS?

Preheat oven and line a square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with peanut butter until smooth. Add both sugars and whisk until well mixed. Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
Add dry ingredients and stir in with a spatula. Add chocolate chips and stir in. The dough should be soft but not at all sticky.
Place dough in prepared pan and press, smoothing out the top. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and chopped Reese's candy over the top and gently press into the dough.
Bake bars for 21 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Cut and serve.

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Of course, we filmed a video showing you how to make these bars. You can also see the parchment paper trick in person. Saves time and I am all about saving time in the kitchen.PS: You can also scoop the dough with a cookie scoop and turn these into cookies. They are fantastic! 🙂

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE'S BARS RECIPE VIDEO:

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PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE REESE'S BARS RECIPE:

Author: Anna

Peanut Butter Chocolate REESE'S Cookie Bars - gooey, sweet and buttery! Quick and easy treat for peanut butter cup lovers. Check out our newest video to see how to make them and learn my trick for easily preparing the pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. : )

4.65 from 14 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 21 minutes mins

Total Time 36 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Calories 480 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
▢ ½ cup creamy peanut butter
▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar
▢ ¾ cup packed brown sugar
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ 1 large egg
▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
▢ 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
▢ 1 package Reese's peanut butter cups (about 8) unwrapped and chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a 8" square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt). Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with peanut butter until smooth.
Add both sugars and whisk until well mixed.
Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
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Add dry ingredients and stir in with a spatula.
Add ¾ cup of chocolate chips and stir in. The dough should be soft but not at all sticky.
Place dough in prepared pan and press, smoothing out the top. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and chopped Reese's candy over the top and gently press into the dough.
Bake bars for 21 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Cut and serve.

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Scarlett Sarnelle says
January 31, 2024 at 12:44 am

These bars are out of this world! Perfectly soft, moist and loaded with chocolate. The Reese’s on top take it to the next level. Thank you for the recipe! It’s a keeper!
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Carly Merluzzi says
January 06, 2023 at 8:06 pm

Very crumbly batter! Once baked they came out alright, but still crumbly.
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Mary says
September 05, 2022 at 3:54 pm

I made these bars and the came out great !
My husband loved them, will definitely make them again!
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Hannah says
December 08, 2020 at 10:43 am
These bars tastes good, but I agree with other reviewers - the proportions are off. The mix was very crumbly, so I added more butter and egg, but it would not come together.
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- Anna says
  December 10, 2020 at 12:45 am
  Hi Hannah! Did you measure out the flour correctly?
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Kylie says
April 14, 2020 at 4:47 pm

I loved it, it tastes AMAZING and it was such a quick recipe! Mine turned out a little crumbly though, do you know what could’ve caused that? I’d love to do this recipe again and get it right!
Thanks!
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- Anna says
  April 16, 2020 at 4:40 pm
  Hi Kylie! Thank you for trying the recipe! If the dough feels too dry, it's most likely because there is too much flour. I recommend fluffing it in the container you store it in, then spooning into a measuring cup. I hope this helps!
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  - Toni says
    May 13, 2023 at 8:05 pm
    My batter was also too crumbly. I ended up adding another 2T each of butter and PB, and it would barely come together. Baked and fell apart upon serving. Tasted good though.
Maureen says
May 26, 2018 at 12:15 pm

I was a little leery about this recipe the batter seemed very dry but they turn out great. When I make them again I think I’ll put peanut butter cup in the batter instead of chocolate chips.
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  May 28, 2018 at 11:18 pm
  Thank you so much, Maureen! I am so glad you love these bars!
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Brenda says
April 15, 2018 at 1:43 pm
I don't have corn starch? Do I have to have it?
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Angela says
October 11, 2017 at 9:02 pm
Could I double this recipe and bake in a 9x13 pan? Do you think that would work? Would love to try this for a party but I will need more than an 8x8 pan's worth! Lol!
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  October 12, 2017 at 8:55 pm
  Hi Angela! Absolutely! It will work just fine. Let me know how you like these bars!
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- Siera says
  December 23, 2017 at 4:04 pm
  
  How long would you bake them if you doubled the recipe in a 9x13 pan?
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  - kati says
    February 28, 2020 at 6:09 pm
    I baked mine for 28 min in a 13 x 9 pan, and they turned out fabulous looking!
  - Anna says
    March 02, 2020 at 6:32 pm
    Thank you, Kati!
Jenny says
March 03, 2016 at 3:51 pm
We all love peanut butter cups here too - that struggle has never been more real - my husband and I both looked at these pictures and we are about to break into our secret peanut butter cup stash. 😉
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:57 pm
  LOL I LOVE that! Thank you, Jenny !
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  - Timicka says
    June 17, 2016 at 12:36 am
    I made them yesterday and they were delicious! I only had crunchy peanut butter on hand and it worked perfectly.
  - Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
    June 17, 2016 at 11:17 am
    Yay! That's fantastic! Thank you for letting me know, Timicka! 😀
Cathy says
March 03, 2016 at 8:39 am
These look incredible! They would be GOBBLED up at any family party!
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:55 pm
  They go fast! Thanks, Cathy! 🙂
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Becky Hardin says
March 02, 2016 at 9:02 pm
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Pure Heaven!!! YUM
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:52 pm
  Thanks, Becky!
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Medha says
March 02, 2016 at 4:08 pm
These bars look absolutely unreal- so dense and PACKED with that PB flavor. Drooling over here! Pinning 🙂
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:48 pm
  Thank you so much, Medha!
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Laura says
March 02, 2016 at 2:51 pm
Look at all that gooey-goodness! These look so decadent and full of chocolate!
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:47 pm
  Thanks, Laura!
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Sheena says
March 02, 2016 at 1:29 pm
Oh my goodness! These look so heavenly! Such a fabulous recipe!
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:46 pm
  Thanks, Sheena!
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Jamielyn says
March 02, 2016 at 10:31 am
These look incredible! Can't wait to try these!
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- Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
  March 03, 2016 at 10:45 pm
  Thanks, Jamielyn!
  Reply