Name: Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Yield: Yield: 15 large Bars
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; ⅔ cup rolled oats; 2 heaping cups good-quality jelly or preserves; 1 large egg; ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1¾ cups confectioners’ sugar; 2 cups smooth peanut butter or 1 cup smooth peanut butter and 1 cup chunky peanut butter; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ⅓ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

Preparation info

Yield:
15
large Bars

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Baked Explorations

By Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito

Published 2010

About

The peanut butter and jelly bar is, of course, a nod to the most famous of lunch-box sandwiches. It is a playful take (playful without being silly) on an iconic American flavor pairing. If you are a PB and J fan, I urge you to give these a try. They have been a staple of the Baked menu since opening day, and are among our most popular snack items. The heaps of peanut butter and mounds of jelly are sandwiched between a sweet crust and chunky crumble. It’s a bit of a picnic dessert. Or the pe