Peanut Butter & Jelly Shortbread Bars

Oh, yes. That’s right. I married peanut butter and jelly together in the tastiest way I could think of. Shortbread!

I don’t know about you guys, but I just love shortbread cookies. Normally I like my cookies soft and chewy, but sometimes you just really need a piece of shortbread. It’s crisp, but it also melts in your mouth. Magical.

I was lucky enough to get a jar of Peter Pan’s new Simply Ground peanut butter in the mail last week and I knew I had to put it to good use. They asked me to create you guys a recipe featuring the product and I think this recipe is perfection!

Peter Pan Simply Ground is a fun new peanut butter – it’s creamy and spreadable, just how I like it, but it also has tiny little chunks of peanuts in there. It’s like a homemade peanut butter, without all of the work! And there are no weirdo ingredients lurking in the jar either! Love that.

I also really dig the jar of this peanut butter – it has a nice wide opening, so I can dip my spoon in there all day long. Or crackers. Or celery. Orrrrrr my whole hand for a really big scoop, not that I would know anything about that.

Simply Ground comes in both honey roasted and original. I like the original in this recipe and on my sandwiches, but I like the honey roasted for eating straight from the jar. It’s the perfect little sweet treat and it’s packed with protein.

Anyway, this shortbread is a bit different from traditional shortbread. The peanut butter is mixed right in with the butter! It gives this a slightly chewier texture than traditional shortbread. I patted this dough out into a 9×13 pan and then took some jelly and swirled it through the dough. Shortbread dough is thick and not the easiest thing to swirl jelly in, but grab a knife and go for it!

Hope you guys like these little peanut butter and jelly shortbread bars as much as we do!

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Recipe

Peanut Butter and Jelly Shortbread Bars

Oh, yes. That's right. I married peanut butter and jelly together in the tastiest way I could think of. Shortbread!

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Prep10 minutes minutes

Cook15 minutes minutes

Total25 minutes minutes

Serves 15 bars

Ingredients

• ▢ 3/4 cup butter
• ▢ 1/3 cup peanut butter
• ▢ 2/3 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ▢ 2 cups flour
• ▢ 1/4 cup jelly
• ▢ 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• ▢ 2 tablespoons heavy cream

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
• Add butter, peanut butter, sugar, and vanilla to mixer and beat well until fluffy and well combined.
• Beat in flour.
• Press dough into prepared baking dish.
• Warm jelly in microwave for 15 seconds to make it more easily spreadable. Drop spoonfuls of jelly across the dough and use a knife to press the jelly into the dough and swirl it around.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden on the edges. Cut into bars immediately. Let cool completely.
• Whisk together powdered sugar and heavy cream and drizzle over cooled bars.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 249kcal (12%)| Carbohydrates: 30g (10%)| Protein: 3g (6%)| Fat: 13g (20%)| Saturated Fat: 6g (38%)| Cholesterol: 27mg (9%)| Sodium: 110mg (5%)| Potassium: 62mg (2%)| Sugar: 16g (18%)| Vitamin A: 315IU (6%)| Vitamin C: 0.5mg (1%)| Calcium: 10mg (1%)| Iron: 0.9mg (5%)

Author: Karly Campbell

Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

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