This chocolate chip peanut butter stuffed healthy cookie bar recipe is super easy to make, with no mixer and no chilling needed. Chocolate chip peanut butter stuffed bars are chewy cookie bars loaded with chocolate chips and stuffed with Naturally More Peanut Butter for the best gluten free and dairy free dessert!
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Recipe adapted and made gluten free and dairy free from Tieghan at Half Baked Harvest. Get her original recipe here.
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookie Bars
Equipment
- Electric hand mixer or stand alone mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free baking flour I used Bob's 1:1
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp sea salt omit if your butter is salted
- 1 cup dairy free butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sweetener I used Truvia
- 1/2 cup brown sugar sweetener I used Swerve
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup dairy free chocolate chips I used Enjoy Life
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter Naturally More
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare a 9×9 inch pan (for thick bars) or a 9×13 inch pan for more traditional bars with non-stick spray and parchment paper for easy removal.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and sea salt. If your butter is already salted (most dairy free butters are) you can omit the sea salt.
- In another bowl, use a handheld mixer or a stand alone mixer to beat the butter until light and a fluffy. Add in the granulated sweeteners and mix until well combined. Add in the vanilla and the eggs and mix just until combined. Add your wet mix to your dry and stir until no dry spots remain. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Press half of the cookie into the bottom of the prepared pan. Drop dollops of peanut butter over the cookie dough and then swirl it around. Cover peanut butter with remaining cookie dough. I found using a cookie scooper to do this is easiest and then use a spatula to spread it flat. Bake for 25-30 minutes for 9×13 inch pan and for 30-40 minuts for 9×9 inch pan. Remove and let cool completley before cutting into squares and serving.
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