Peanut Butter Blondies
My second peanut butter recipe in a weekโs time, and yet it seems like itโs been so long! I guess thatโs life when youโre a teensy bit of a peanut butter-holic. The good news is that if you share my peanut butter affliction, youโll certainly be in peanut butter heaven as soon as you take one bite of these. Using a traditional blondie base, crunchy peanut butter is added, and then chopped peanuts, and then (weโre not done yet) โ peanut butter chips. A great big mouthful of soft, chewy, peanut butter goodness in each and every bite. These are absolutely a peanut butter loverโs dream.
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Like all blondie (and most brownie) recipes, one of the best things about this recipe is how quick and easy it is to make. You donโt need to haul out the big mixer, nor do you need any special equipment. Just two bowls, a whisk, a spatula, and youโre set!
If youโd like to break up all of peanut butter-y-ness with another flavor, feel free to throw in 1 cup of chocolate chips along with the peanut butter chips. I think any type of chocolate would be good โ milk, semisweet or bittersweet. Customize to your liking!
One year ago: Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Four years ago: Hidden Berry Cream Cheese Torte
Peanut Butter Blondies
Ingredients
- 1ยฝ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ยฝ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, (ยฝ cup )
- 1ยฝ cups (330 g) light brown sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ยฝ cup (129 g) crunchy peanut butter
- ยฝ cup (85 g) peanut butter chips
- ยผ cup (36.5 g) salted dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
Instructionsย
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with foil, allowing excess foil to hang over pan edges. Grease foil.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk the butter and brown sugar together until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and whisk until well incorporated. Whisk in the peanut butter until combined. Switch to a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, add the flour mixture and stir until just incorporated. Add the peanut butter chips and peanuts and mix until evenly distributed.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking. Cool completely on a wire rack for at least 2 hours. Using the foil overhang, lift the blondies from the pan and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Made these, and the whole thing was finished in a hour! Thank you for the recipe!
Can we swirl some jam with the batter before baking? maybe 1/4 โ 1/3 cup?
Hi Angie, I havenโt tried that, but I think it would be good! Might need to add a few minutes to the baking time. Let me know how it goes!
These are amazing!! So good I didnโt want to share! So I stuck them cut up in the freezer and had a piece at a time. Thank you for the recipe!
just tried half the recipe in an 8ร8 pan (but left out the peanut butter chips & additional peanuts) and came out with the same result as delphina; while the blondies are easy to make and quite tasty, theyโre much more cake-like and dry. perhaps i shouldโve made the whole recipe instead of attempting to half it thoughโฆ
I made this tonight. Tasted good but it turned out more like a peanut butter cake than blondies โ a bit dry and cakey and way fluffier and thicker than the ones in the pic. What did I do wrong? I followed the recipe exact except used margarine instead of butter.
Hi Delphina, Margarine has much different properties than butter, especially when it comes to baking. Margarine has a much lower fat content and a much higher water content, both can greatly affect the outcome of a recipe. Iโd recommend using butter always unless a recipe specifically states to use margarine.
baking time must be revised- 30 minutes is way too long and turns them dry. your other recipes for blondies with the same amount of flour is only 20 minutes as well
Seriously loving the thought of making these barsโฆHere in France we do not have peanut butter chipsโฆso would omitting them make them more like the Peanut Butter Fingers/Bars they used to serve in the cafeteria when I was back in High School?โฆI loved those thingsโฆand, while your recipe looks superior to thoseโฆI wonder how leaving out the peanut butter chips would affect the end result?..
We were a โJifโ family ..I recallโฆbecause it seemed to have a more โroastedโ taste and aroma! Perhaps with your conversion and Cookโs Illustratedโs nodsโฆI should give Skippy a try!โฆThank you for your relentless creativity ..I agree with a previous commentor that yours is the blog to turn to for homesick ex-pats with hankerings for quality american fare. Have a lovely weekend.
Hi Donna, You would be fine leaving out the peanut butter chips; they just add more peanut butter flavor. They are similar in size/shape/properties to chocolate chips, only peanut butter!
These look delicious!
OMG these look amazing. I want at least 3 right now. One for appetizer, one for entree and one for dessert. Thanks. I am making theseโฆsoon.
Made these this week for a weekly luncheon that I cater and they were devoured! Delicious!!! Thank you.
Peanuts included in 3 forms? Amazing!
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Yum! these look awesome! Iโve been craving peanut butter lately, Iโll have to make these soon!
looks gorgeous! lovely and dense!
Wow โ LOVE this one! I come from a long line of peanut butter eaters โ so weโre speaking the same language!
The peanut butter gods have answered my prayers โฆ delicious :)
All I can say is that these are out of this world! Love anything with PB! I didnt have PB chips in the house, so I used Heath toffee chips with chocolate. Oh so yummy! Make these you wont regret it!!
Oh, and Iโve never used anything but Natural and sometimes organic peanut butter in any recipe that calls for peanut butter. Thatโs what I eat so thatโs what I use.