This recipe has been around for a while. I thought it would be fun for a pot luck or something where we needed a large amount of dessert!
I co-organize a meetup and tend to bring a home made dessert as there is a nice number of folks there to feed!
This is all sugar all pleasure for your mouth!
Peanut Butter Lunch Lady Cookie Bars
February 20, 2024
Category
Dessert
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Wait Time
3 hours
Total Time
1 hour
Ingredients
lunch lady peanutbutter cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 ½ cup peanut butter, divided
- 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup milk + 2 tablespoons, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Grease a large cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
- Mix together dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Set aside.
- Whisk together ½ cup milk, vanilla extract, eggs.
- Set aside.
- In a saucepan, melt 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter and 1 cup peanut butter, bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and slowly add flour mixture, followed by milk and egg mixture.
- Mix until well combined.
- Pour batter onto cookie sheet, spreading batter evenly to edges.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting:
- In a saucepan, bring 1 stick butter and ½ cup peanut butter to a boil.
- Add 2 tablespoons milk and slowly mix in powdered sugar until well combined. Pour frosting over cake, spreading evenly to edges.
- Allow frosting to cool and set before serving.
Verdict:
Delightful and makes a ton.
Take care to not boil the frosting too much.
If you make this, let me know what you think.
