Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookie Bark Recipes

CRUNCHY CANDY CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Place candy coating in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Add peanut butter. Stir in extract if desired. , In a large bowl, combine the cereals and marshmallows. Add the peanut butter mixture and stir until the cereal mixture is well coated. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store at room temperature.

CRUNCHY PEANUT-BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, sugar, and butter until smooth. Beat in egg.
• On low speed, mix in flour and baking powder until a dough forms.
• Pinch off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets (lined with parchment paper, if desired). With a floured fork, press balls in a crisscross fashion, flattening to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BARK

Steps:

• In a microwave, heat candy coating at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C/Gas 6).
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, or in a stand mixer, cream the white and brown sugars with the butter and crunchy peanut butter until light and fluffy.
• Beat the egg and vanilla into peanut butter mixture until smooth and well blended.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Blend flour mixture into creamed ingredients gradually.
• Using lightly floured hands, shape the peanut butter cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment-paper-lined (or ungreased) cookie sheets.
• Dip a fork in flour and press it into the balls of dough, making a criss-cross design and flattening the cookies slightly. Dip the fork in the flour after each press. Dust each cookie with additional granulated sugar, if desired.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 7 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around edges.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a bowl; beat in eggs.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture. Put dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BARK

Steps:

• Grease a baking sheet and line with parchment paper.
• Mix white chocolate chips and peanut butter together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until half-melted, 30 seconds to 1 minutes. Stir.
• Place semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until half-melted, 15 to 30 seconds. Stir vanilla extract into half-melted semi-sweet chocolate.
• Spread peanut butter mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Evenly distribute melted semi-sweet chocolate over peanut butter mixture. Using the tip of a sharp knife, drag semi-sweet chocolate through peanut butter mixture making a marble-pattern.
• Refrigerate until set, 30 minutes to 2 hours. Cut into pieces and store in an air-tight container.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar.
• Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Roll dough into 1 1/4" balls; place about 3" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 375°, 9-10 minutes or until light brown.
• Cool 5 minutes and then remove from cookie sheet.

CRUNCHY BUCKEYES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix together melted butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until well combined. Stir in Rice Krispies (by hand).
• Line a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with wax paper. Roll the peanut butter dough into 1-inch balls and place the balls on the lined pan.
• Place pan in the freezer and chill the peanut butter balls until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler or small shallow mixing bowl set over simmering water.
• Stir frequently until chocolate chips are melted and smooth.
• Remove melted chocolate from the pot of simmering water. Remove peanut butter balls from the freezer.
• Working with one peanut butter ball at a time, stick a wooden pick into the ball - inserting it about 3/4 of the way in & making sure to not poke through the bottom of the ball.
• Hold onto the wooden pick as a "handle;" dip the bottom portion of the peanut butter ball into the melted chocolate, leaving some of the peanut butter exposed at the top. Let any excess chocolate drip off back into the melted chocolate.
• Place on the wax paper-lined pan and gently remove the wooden pick.
• Repeat until all peanut butter balls have been dipped in chocolate.
• Chill the dipped crunchy buckeyes until the chocolate is set, about 15 minutes. Then use your finger to gently smooth over and fix the hole in each from the wooden pick.
• Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator (or freezer) until serving.
• The peanut butter dough will be pretty stiff and look dry - don't worry, that's how it's supposed to be. It will come together and smooth out when you roll the dough into balls.
• I use a small cookie scoop (about 1 tablespoon capacity) to scoop out the peanut butter dough for each ball. This helps keep all my crunchy buckeyes pretty close to the same size.
• See my post How to Melt Chocolate: On the Stove & In the Microwave for helpful tips on melting chocolate.

PRETZEL AND PEANUT BUTTER BARK RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine ¼ of the milk chocolate wafers and ¼ of the dark chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes, until the chocolate is completely melted.
• Crumble enough pretzels into the melted chocolate until the mixture is lumpy but not thick.
• Spread the chocolate mixture into the bottom of a baking dish.
• Refrigerate or freeze for 10 to 15 minutes until firm.
• Place the peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl.
• Soften the peanut butter in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds until easily spreadable.
• Spread peanut butter over hardened chocolate layer.
• Refrigerate or freeze for 10 to 15 minutes until firm.
• Combine the remaining milk chocolate and dark chocolate wafers in the same microwave-safe bowl.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes until the chocolate is completely melted.
• Crumble enough pretzels into the melted chocolate until mixture is lumpy but not thick.
• Spread the chocolate mixture over the peanut butter layer and top with almonds.
• Refrigerate or freeze until firm.
• Break bark into pieces, serve, and enjoy!

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARK RECIPE

Steps:

• Line a 9x13 pan with foil, leaving some hanging over the sides.
• Coarsely crush cookies in a plastic bag.
• In a microwavable bowl, melt almond bark according to directions and stir until smooth.
• Add peanut butter to melted bark and mix well. Spread peanut butter and bark mixture on the bottom of foil lined pan.
• In a separate bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil in 30 second increments until melted.
• Drop 8 spoonfuls of melted chocolate over the bark mixture.
• Using a knife, swirl chocolate into the bark mixture to create a marbled look.
• Sprinkle the crushed cookies on top and press down firmly into the bottom layer. Drizzle remaining chocolate over the top.
• Sprinkle chopped nuts on top.
• Let sit in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes or at room temperature until set.
• Remove from pan using ends of foil and cut into squares to serve.