Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Bars
Updated Jul 16, 2014
Enjoy these delicious, creamy peanut butter bars made with gluten free chocolate chip cookie mix from Betty Crocker!
Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Bars
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Servings 32
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cookie Base and Topping
- 1 box (19 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
Filling
- 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until soft dough forms. Make 6 cookies by dropping rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly.
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Step2Press remaining dough in pan. Bake cookies and base 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Reserve cookies for topping.
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Step3In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth. Spread evenly over bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 2/3 cup peanut butter, the powdered sugar and whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Spread over chocolate layer.
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Step5Crush reserved cookies; sprinkle over cream cheese layer. Press in lightly. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
240
Calories
14g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 34%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 95mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 3%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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