Peanut Butter Bar Cookies with Chocolate Frosting
Tags: Dessert
Yield: 30
- 1 1/2 C Shortening
- 1 3/4 C Peanut Butter
- 1 1/2 C Brown Sugar
- 1 1/2 C Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 C Milk
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla
- 4 1/4 C Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- Chocolate Frosting
- 1/2 C Margarine
- 1/4 C Shortening
- 3 C Powdered Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- 1 1/2 C Milk Chocolate
- In a large bowl cream together the shortening and peanut butter.
- Next add the brown sugar and sugar. Mix in the eggs, vanilla and milk.
- In a separate bowl measure out the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix with a whisk. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in thirds.
- Making sure the flour mixture is incorporated each time before adding more.
- On a half sheet pan lay out parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick spray.
- Spread the cookie dough on the half sheet pan evenly.
- Bake at 375° on the 2nd rack from the bottom of the oven for 30-37 minutes.
- I under baked mine because that is how I like my cookies. I baked mine closer to 30 minutes. Make sure the middle puffs up; if it doesn’t then it will be too under baked. You should see the middle start to rise around 22-25 minutes.
- While cookies are baking make the icing.
- First, melt 1 ½ C milk chocolate over a double boiler or in a microwave.
- Set melted chocolate aside.
- Cream together margarine and shortening then add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.
- Once everything is incorporated add the chocolate.
- Once the cookies come out of the oven cool completely, trim the edges and then spread the frosting evenly on top.
- I let the frosting harden on top before cutting so it wouldn’t be as messy. Cut into square when ready. This recipe serves 30-35.
