Right now is the beginning of the best day ever – Chocolate Peanut Butter Day! Hosted by Carla of Chocolate Moosey and Miriam of Overtime Cook, more than 30 bloggers are sharing their favorite chocolate peanut butter recipes, ranging from cookies and bars to scones and muffins. Follow the hashtag #chocPBday on social media and join us with your favorite chocolate and peanut butter recipes. Want to find all the recipes in one place? Follow our Pinterest board. We are also teaming up with OXO, King Arthur Flour, and Peanut Butter & Co. to bring you three fabulous prize packs. If you love to bake, you don’t want to miss entering!
We have a whole lotta chocolate peanut butter love going on today! Make sure you check out all these other fantastic offerings and Pin them to save for later–you’re going to want to try them all!
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Parfait by Hip Foodie Mom
- Dark Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies by Mind Over Batter
- Chocolate & Peanut Butter Crumb Parfait by Hungry Couple
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Doughnuts by It’s Yummi!
- Flourless Peanut Butter Cup Swirl Brownies by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Buckeye Cheesecake Bars by Chocolate Moosey
- Peanut Butter & Chocolate Scones by All Day I Dream About Food
- Crunchy Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cannolis by Souffle Bombay
- 4 Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting by Neighborfood
- Mini Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Cheesecakes by The Spiffy Cookie
- Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars by Crumb: A Food Blog
- Chocolate Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies by Jen’s Favorite Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies by In The Kitchen With KP
- Peanut Butter & Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies by The Cooking Actress
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Trifle by Kelli’s Kitchen
- Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream by Kelly Bakes
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Biscotti by Lauren Kelly Nutrition
- Chunky Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies by Snappy Gourmet
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Bars by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Peanut Butter Bundt Cake with Chocolate Cheesecake Filling by Overtime Cook
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cinnamon Rolls by Gotta Get Baked
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quick Bread by Magnolia Days
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream by Kudos Kitchen By Renee
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips Bars by Roxana’s Home Baking
- Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Blondies by What Smell’s So Good
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake by I Wash You Dry
- Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares by Food Lust People Love
- Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cups by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Cheesecake Bars by Food Faith Fitness
And, of course, my recipe. Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Jam Bars.
Because I wanted a cookie bar that evoked memories of childhood, while being just a little more sophisticated. Chocolate and peanut butter chips stud this peanut butter cookie crust and topping, hiding a layer of cherry jam that is simply amazing. I say this serves 16–it’s more like 2. It might be a good idea to double the recipe and prepare in a 9″x13″ pan instead. I won’t judge you. Peanut butter and chocolate are good for you, right? (I keep telling myself that, anyway…)
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Jam Bars
Ingredients
- 1½ cups King Arthur Flour white whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
- 1 large cage-free egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup peanut butter chips
- ¾ cup cherry jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8"x8" baking dish and line with parchment
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar. Beat until creamy, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the egg and beat until well-incorporated, at least 1 minute.
- Mix in the vanilla extract.
- With the mixer on medium low, gradually add the flour mixture. Mix until almost incorporated, then add the chocolate and peanut butter chips. Mix until incorporated.
- Press half of the cookie dough in the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread over that the jam.
- Grab handfuls of the remaining cookie dough and break it up over the top of the jam so you have crumbles everywhere.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden in color.
- Cool completely, then grab the edges of the parchment paper and lift straight up to remove from the pan.
- Cut and serve.
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Yup, that’s right, there are 3 big prizes available today. Because it wouldn’t be a celebration without prizes!
Prize Pack #1: OXO Baking Tool Set: One 3-in-1 Egg Separator, One Bent Icing Knife, One Brownie Spatula, One Cake Tester, One Cookie Spatula, One Cupcake Icing Knife, One Cupcake Corer, One Egg Beater, One Stainless Steel Measuring Cups, One Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons, One Medium Cookie Scoop
Prize Pack #2: King Arthur Flour ingredients: One bag of all-purpose flour, one package of Guittard bittersweet chocolate disks, and one bottle of pure vanilla extract
Prize Pack #3: Peanut Butter and Co. package including: one Dark Chocolate Dreams 6-pack, One Variety 6-pack, and One 31 Days of Dark Chocolate Dreams cookbook.
This giveaway is open to US residents only and will be picked from random draw. Giveaway ends Monday March 31 at 11:59 PM. The winners will be notified via email and have 24 hours to respond. If not, the prize is forfeited and another winner will be chosen.
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Disclosure: OXO, King Arthur Flour, and Peanut Butter & Co. are providing the prizes for this giveaway, free of charge. I received no product or compensation from these companies for this post. All opinions are my own.
These look so good Carrie! I want to eat the topping first! Mmmm!
Oooooh, I think I need to make these. Today!!! YUM!
I’d love to hear what you think of them!
These are beyond awesome, Carrie! You’ve been StumbledUpon, too 😉
Thank you, Becca! 🙂
With all of this peanut butter and chocolate love, where’s a girl to begin? SO much to love!
You can start at the top and work your way down… Or bottom and up… Or random… There’s just so much wonderful stuff to pick from!
Oh, wow, Carrie! Peanut butter and chocolate AND jam?! Gorgeous bars! That ruby red layer of cherry jam is calling my name.
Peanut butter + chocolate = so good for you!!! 🙂 Your Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Jam Bars are brilliant. Like a Pb&J bar. . love these!!!
Yes, absolutely peanut butter and chocolate are good for you. And I can see making a double batch of these bars. A regular batch may disappear too quickly.
I’m wishing I had. I have no more bars. Must make them again!
Love that you added cherry jam to these! Very creative! Not to mention they look incredible!!
Thank you! I figure, if you’re going to go jam, go big!
My favorite chocolate and peanut butter combination is a candy we sometimes make around holidays. It has everything in it. Thanks for the giveaway. Good luck everyone.
Sounds like a great candy! Good luck!
I loooove the classic comfort of these bars!!!! tastyyyy!
Oh, my. Swooning at these moist, decadent bars!!! YUM!
I haven’t tried enough pb+jelly desserts despite loving pb+jelly sandwiches. These bars have got to be good.
I don’t think you can ever get enough PB&J in all of its forms. I’m pretty sure that’s impossible.
These look out of this world! Can’t wait to make them 🙂
I’d love to hear what you think of them!
PB & chocolate are absolutely good for our health – well, my mental health anyways! I don’t know what you were talking about on Facebook – these photos are gorgeous and your bars look phenomenal! I love that you added a layer of jam in there for that PB&jam sammich flavour. These look fabulously ooey ‘n gooey.
Ah… good call. The mental health trumps all! And thank you–you’re very kind!
I love PB&J and when you add chocolate? Heaven!!
It’s a trifecta that can’t be beat!
Oh my goodness. These look like a little slice of heaven. I am *so* gonna try this!
Let me know what you think of them, Miriam! They were a big hit around here!
PB and jam are a natural combo. These sound delicious, Carrie!
Makes me think of the old commercial: “Hey, there’s chocolate in my peanut butter!” “Hey, there’s peanut butter in my chocolate!” 😉
I love the addition of the cherry jam! These bars look wonderful!!!
Thank you! Just a little outside the box, but extremely wonderful. Hope you try them sometime!
Chocolate? Antioxidants. Peanut Butter? Protein. These are practically health bars! 🙂 Seriously, these are my kind of dessert. I love chewy, sweet, crumbly bars that remind me of childhood. Pinned!
See! They’re so good for you you’d be a fool to pass them up!
I love love love love LOVE these bars. I’m all about the jam and the texture of these guys look divine. Speaking of childhood nostalgia, I wish we had these bars when I was a kid!
It’s all the goodness without pesky bread crust. 🙂
My youngest two kids eat pb&j every day for lunch, so I KNOW they would LOVE these. Who am I kidding, EVERYONE would love these! YUM!
My kids went through a streak like that. They loved these bars!
I live off of PB&J and love these kind of bars but have never thought to add pb and choc chips to them. I will be trying them soon!
Please let me know what you think of them!
Oh I’ve had cherry jam bars before but never thought of combining them with peanut butter and chocolate. Love this!
Two of my favorites rolled into one! Gotta get it on all levels!
Great recipe for Chocolate chip. I am not really a fan of Peanut Butter, but, this is one recipe I would like to try. And your pictures look so great. I love the choice of dark barkground and a slightly lighter base.
Thank you! Not a fan of peanut butter? The horror! I bet you could try another nut butter instead, though then you’d have to ditch the peanut butter chips. Maybe just double the chocolate or sub white chocolate chips for the peanut butter ones?
Love how you took two great pairs – PB&J and PB & chocolate and made them an awesome trio. Plus whole weaht flours means I can eat more, right?
Neat, isn’t it? 🙂 And yes, the whole wheat flour makes it so you can have twice as many.
PB and chocolate are definitely good for you – they’re health foods! I love the idea of using cherry jam in these bars, and the pictures are gorgeous!
I agree! It’s all around good. And the cherry jam? That’s fruit. It’s super healthy.
Oh, man – I would probably eats these straight from the pan, cause that is how I roll.
No need to be classy. Just stuff it in your face!
my husband loves peanut butter and jam! Add chocolate chips to the mixture and these will be a winner! Great looking bars Carrie!
Hard to go wrong with fruit, PB and chocolate!
These look really good. Peanut butter and chocolate are a good combination add in jam and that just sounds amazing. 🙂 Going to have to make them sometime.
My favorite chocolate peanut butter treat is dark chocolate peanut butter on saltines. Yum!
I’m making these and going on a Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Jam Bar bender. I won’t stop until the last crumb has been consumed. There’s really nothing better than PB & Chocolate.
Those bars look delicious. Only thing better with pb and jam is to add chocolate.
Chocolate makes everything better! 😉