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Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars

Published: Dec 11, 2017 · Modified: Jul 21, 2018 by Allison · 10 Comments

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Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars – These gooey and addicting bars are a peanut butter lovers dream! Check out all SIX layers of chocolate and peanut butter! These are the best Magic Cookie Bars you will ever sink your teeth into.

Stack of Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars with Milk in the Background

Chocolate & peanut butter is the name of the game here. Are you in? Of course you are; that’s why we’re friends.

Freshly Baked Magic Cookie Bars in Pan

If you’ve been around these parts for a while you know I’m peanut butter obsessed. Cupcakes, fudge, rice krispies treats, brownies, trifles, cookies… I just can’t get enough.

Today I’m bringing you a twist on Magic Cookie Bars. I’ve got 6 layers of deliciousness going on in here, and you are going to LOVE every bite!

Drizzling Sweetened Condensed Milk on Magic Cookie Bars

Last month I was wondering what do with ALL our leftover Halloween candy and I came up with the idea for these Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars. I dug through my kids’ candy stashes for peanut butter cups and I got to work.

Here’s what I came up with…

Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars

  • Chewy peanut butter cookie crust
  • Chocolate chips
  • Peanut butter chips
  • Peanut butter cups
  • Salted peanuts
  • Sweetened condensed milk

Peanut Butter Cookie Bars in a Pan Topped with Chocolate Chips

As you can see, I crammed as much chocolate and peanut butter as possible into these Magic Cookie Bars.

Over the top? You betcha.

But, so, so, so incredibly good.

Stack of Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars

This recipe makes a big pan of bars, which is perfect for sharing this holiday season.

They also freeze beautifully, which means two things:

  1.  You can make these ahead if you need to get a head start on holiday baking.
  2. You can leave a couple bars in your freezer for when you need a little pick me up. We’ll call this “self care”. 😉 

Enjoy!

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Recipe

Stack of Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars with Milk in the Background

Peanut Butter Cup Magic Cookie Bars

 Peanut butter cookie crust, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, peanut butters cups and salted peanuts make up these gooey, addicting bars.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 20
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Cookie Base:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • pinch salt

Toppings:

  • 1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup chopped peanut butter cups
  • ½ cup chopped salted peanuts, make sure they're salted
  • ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil (for easy removal), and grease the foil.
  • Place the butter and peanut butter in a large bowl and microwave until melted. Whisk in granulated and brown sugars. Add egg and egg yolk, whisking until combined. Add flour and a pinch of salt and stir with a spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven (the batter will be barely set but not cooked through).  Immediately top with most of the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, peanut butter cups and peanuts (reserving a couple tablespoons of each). Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top. Sprinkle over the reserved chips, peanut butter cups and peanuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 220IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 0.9mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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  1. Juli

    December 11, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    5 stars
    Those bars look heavenly to me!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      December 11, 2017 at 7:33 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Donna

    December 12, 2017 at 9:50 am

    These are a crowd pleaser for sure!

    Reply
  3. SUE

    February 01, 2019 at 8:13 am

    Do you use raw salted peanuts?

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      February 01, 2019 at 10:25 am

      I prefer roasted salted, I think they have more flavor. Enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Donna

    April 08, 2019 at 2:32 pm

    These must be over the TOP…..I can not wait to make these!!!
    Thank you so much…..

    Reply
  5. Kristine

    June 18, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    Can you make them with a graham cracker crust instead?ke

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      June 19, 2019 at 1:57 pm

      Hi, Kristine. I think that would be ok (although I haven’t tried it). If you take the crust of a typical Magic Cookie Bar recipe and add my toppings it should work. Here’s one that is made in the same pan size as mine: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/63959/magic-cookie-bars-from-eagle-brand/

      Reply
  6. Karen

    September 01, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    5 stars
    I doubled this recipe and baked it in a jelly roll pan for about 18-20 minutes. It was a huge hit!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      September 04, 2019 at 1:05 pm

      Fantastic! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂 -Allison

      Reply

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