Peanut Butter and Jam Bars Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. (I use a metal baking pan)
• Line pan with foil and grease the foil.
• In a large bowl, with a mixer at low speed, beat butter and sugar until mixed well. Scrape occasionally with a spatula.
• Increase speed to high, beat until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low.
• Beat in peanut butter, then egg until well combined. Again, scrape the bowl occasionally.
• Beat in flour just until evenly moistened. The dough should be crumbly.
• Beat in peanuts.
• Reserve 2 cups of dough.
• Press remaining dough evenly onto bottom of the pan.
• Spread jam over the dough in the pan.
• With your hand, press the reserved dough into large chunks, about 3/4 inch, and sprinkle over jam, leaving spaces between chunks.
• DO NOT pat down.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, until golden.
• Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• When cool,transfer with foil to a cutting board.
• Cut lengthwise into 3 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 8 bars.
• You should get 24 bars.