Iced Peanut Butter Bars Food

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch cake pan. Line it with parchment paper, then grease and flour the pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light yellow, about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter and mix until all ingredients are combined.
• In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture. Mix just until combined.
• Spread 2/3 of the dough into the prepared cake pan and spread over the bottom with a knife or offset spatula. Spread the jam evenly over the dough. Drop small globs of the remaining dough evenly over the jam. Don't worry if all the jam isn't covered; it will spread in the oven. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and cut into squares.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper, wax paper or aluminum foil and set aside.
• Place the cookies and cereal in a resealable plastic bag and gently crush with a rolling pin or skillet until everything is crushed and mostly gravel-sized (or crush toppings in a food processor). Place the toppings mixture in a large, shallow plate or baking dish.
• Working with one ice cream bar at a time, pour the hardening ice cream sauce all over a bar. Use a butter knife to spread the sauce to fully coat. Lay the bar on the plate with the toppings, pressing gently to adhere. Flip the bar over and continue pressing into the toppings to fully cover the bar.
• Place on the prepared baking sheet and immediately place in the freezer. Continue with the remaining bars and toppings. Freeze the coated bars for at least 10 minutes before serving.

ICED PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Cream together butter, sugars, and peanut butter. Add beaten egg and vanilla. Mix well.
• Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Stir into creamed mixture.
• Spread into 13x9 greased baking pan. Batter will be thick. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes in 350 degree oven or until lightly browned (underdone is better). Cool 10 minutes Combine icing ingredients and drizzle over bars.

PEANUT BUSTER BAR DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix crushed cookies and melted butter-- pat into a 9x13 pan.
• Freeze for one hour.
• Spread ice cream evenly over crust, pour peanuts over the ice cream and using the back of a spoon press peanuts into ice cream.
• Freeze for one hour again.
• Place topping ingredients in a pan over medium heat.
• Stir till melted together, cook 8 minutes stirring constantly.
• Spread over ice cream filling-- freeze overnight.
• Let soften slightly before serving.

CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• 1. Mix the sifted powdered sugar, brown sugar and melted butter together well. Fold in the creamy peanut butter until blended.
• 2. Spread the peanut butter mixture into a buttered pan; 9x13 for thicker bars, cookie sheet for thinner bars.
• 3. Melt the chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter and pour over the peanut butter mixture. Spread around to make it even.
• 4. Refrigerate for 1 hour, until chocolate has solidified most of the way, and cut into bars with an unserrated knife.
• 5. Return to the refrigerator over night until set. (I return to the freezer for faster set time).

FROSTED PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Cream the first 6 ingredients.
• Add the final 4 mixing well.
• Spread on large greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all frosting ingredients (will be fairly stiff), mix well and spread on slightly warm cookies. Cut and serve.

FROSTED PEANUT BUTTER FINGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 cup peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly on a wire rack, about 12 minutes. Spread with remaining peanut butter. Cool completely. , In a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over peanut butter. Cut into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, in batches, cream the sugars, peanut butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Press into three greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until top is golden brown. cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

PEANUT BUTTER RICE CRISPY BARS

Steps:

• Measure out rice crispies and set aside in large bowl.
• In saucepan combine sugar and karo. Bring just to simmer, then add the peanut butter and stir. Do not let the sugar mixture boil.
• Stir peanut butter mixture into rice crispies and stir quickly. It will start to harden immediately. Pour mixture into a 9x12 pan and flatten out evenly across pan.
• combine chocolate and butterscotch chips into saucepan and melt over a double boiler and stir constantly. When melted pour over peanut butter mixture. Let it set.
• When set, cut into squares.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
• Cream together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Beat in egg.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• (If you'd like, you can add 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips to the mixture, but I know*my* school could never afford such luxuries as chocolate!) Spread batter into a 13x9x2 inch pan.
• Bake at 375F for 15 to 18 minutes.
• (If you'd like to go the extra mile past what your school could probably afford to make for your lunches, you can take 1 cup of milk chocolate chips and put them on the surface of the peanut butter bars just after you've removed them from the oven. The bar) Let the bars it cool in the pan on a rack then cut into bars.
• Enjoy!
• Note: reduced fat peanut butter for this recipe is not recommended, as it might make the bars drier than you'd like.