Lower Fat Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
• In a mixing bowl beat butter and sugars until creamy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until blended. Add in flour and baking soda.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spread half of the dough (using fingertips) in the bottom of the baking dish. Dollop the peanut butter onto the dough. I used a 1 Tbsp cookie scoop to do this. Do not spread the peanut butter, drop by teaspoon or tablespoon instead.
• Top with remaining cookie dough (it's okay if some of the peanut butter shows).
• Bake in preheated oven for 22-24 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely in pan.
• Cut into bars and enjoy.

LOWER-FAT PEANUT CHOCOLATE CHIP TRAIL BARS

Steps:

• Stir together flour, cereal, oats, baking soda, and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, beat margarine, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; Stir together.
• Add in all coconut, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, and about 2/3 cup peanuts.
• Spread batter evenly into a greased 9 x 13" baking pan.
• Sprinkle the top of the batter evenly with remaining chocolate chips and peanuts; lightly press them down on batter.
• Bake at 350°F for 23-27 minutes, until top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a rack.
• When cool, cut into 21 bars.

LOWER FAT PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray an 8 inch pie pan w/ cooking spray.
• Combine flour, chocolate chips, baking soda & salt.
• Combine both sugars and remaining 5 ingredients in same bowl, stir until blended.
• Bake until knife comes out clean, approximately 20 minutes.