Nutella-Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

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Stuffing desserts I already love with Nutella is a hobby that originated during the past few months. I know I’m not the only one to spend COVID contriving new and oddly specific hobbies, but with my recent delivery grocery habits, Nutella essentially materializes at my front door every week. Why would I not start stuffing layers of it in between the desserts that I make?

You may have caught my other Nutella-stuffed cookie bar recipe from a few weeks ago (Nutella-Stuffed M&m Cookie Bars), but if you tend to revel in the delights of peanut butter beyond all else (I’m a serious PB reveler myself), then these Nutella-stuffed bars are the ones for you. The peanut butter cookie base has what I like to call a “heaping cup” of peanut butter, Reese’s peanut butter chips, and chocolate chips. There’s a layer of Nutella stuffed in the middle because, as I mentioned before, putting it there is a new hobby of mine. Try the recipe below to give the Nutella-dessert-stuffing thing it a dabble. It’s a pretty fun time.

Nutella-Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks softened
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 heaping cup of peanut butter
  • 2 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus more for sprinkling on top
  • 1 1/2 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips plus more for sprinkling on top
  • 1 cup Nutella

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. Cream together the butter, sugar, and peanut butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the egg, brown sugar, vanilla, and mix until smooth. Add the flour and baking soda and stir until just combined, don’t overmix.
  3. Stir in chocolate chips and Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, saving some to top the bars with at the end.
  4. Spread about half of the batter out into the prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula. Spread the Nutella over the batter. Spread the other half of the batter on top of the Nutella layer.
  5. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or the edges of the bar look golden brown or until a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. Sprinkle the top of the bars with the remaining chocolate chips and Reese's Peanut Butter Chips. Allow bars to cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.

 

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