Peanut Butter Lunch Lady Cookie Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Lunch Lady Cookie Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 ½ cup peanut butter, divided; 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup milk + 2 tablespoons, divided; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp salt; 4 cups powdered sugar

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Updated at: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 03:22:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories791.3 kcal (40%)

Total Fat40.5 g (58%)

Carbs98.4 g (38%)

Sugars77.9 g (87%)

Protein10.9 g (22%)

Sodium417.3 mg (21%)

Fiber2.1 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

2 cupsflour

2 cupssugar

2eggs

large, beaten

1 ½ cuppeanut butter

divided

1 ½ cupsunsalted butter

softened

½ cupmilk

+ 2 tablespoons, divided

1 tspbaking soda

1 tspvanilla extract

1 tspsalt

4 cupspowdered sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a large cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Mix together dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Step 3

Whisk together ½ cup milk, vanilla extract, eggs. Set aside.

Step 4

In a saucepan, melt 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter and 1 cup peanut butter, bring to a boil. Remove from heat and slowly add flour mixture, followed by milk and egg mixture. Mix until well combined.

Step 5

Pour batter onto cookie sheet, spreading batter evenly to edges. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

Step 6

For frosting: In a saucepan, bring 1 stick butter and ½ cup peanut butter to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons milk and slowly mix in powdered sugar until well combined. Pour frosting over cake, spreading evenly to edges. Allow frosting to cool and set before serving.