PEANUT BUTTER JELLY BARS
Ingredients:
- 135 gr butter at room temperature
- 250 gr flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 150 gr sugar
- 175 gr light brown sugar
- 130 gr peanut butter at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 160 gr ‘Extra cherry Jam’
- 75 gr salted peanuts
In a first bowl, mix the flour, the baking powder and the salt. In a second bowl, place the butter, the peanut butter and the sugars. Beat the ingredients together with an electric mixer until creamy and fluffy. Then add the vanilla and the eggs, one at the time, and keep mixing until homogeneous. Finally, add the flour mix and mix gently till fully incorporated.
Prepare a baking tray and cover it with baking paper. Add the batter and even it up using a spoon. Make holes in it using a small spoon and fill them with the cherry jam. Finally sprinkle the salted peanuts on top. Bake at 180 degrees for about 25 minutes. Let it cool down and enjoy!
