Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 3/4 cups unbleached flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 10 ounces chocolate chunks (such as ghirardelli® bittersweet chocolate)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. beat egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture. add peanut butter and beat until incorporated.
• sift flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl; mix into the butter mixture. fold chocolate chunks into the mixture.
• spread the batter into a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. cool completely before cutting into squares.