Peanut Butter and {boysenberry} Jam Bars
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The View From the Great Island
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Peanut Butter and Jam Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks, or 16 Tablespoons) unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup smooth peanut butter (I like Jif)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 8 - 9 oz good quality jam (I used wild boysenberry)
Method
- Set the oven to 350F
- Spray a 9x9 square baking pan with baking spray, and, if you like, line it with a piece of parchment paper with long ends so you can lift out the baked squares for easier cutting.
- Cream the butter and sugar together, along with the peanut butter, until everything is well combined and creamy. Beat in the salt and vanilla.
- Gradually mix in the flour until it is completely blended in and the dough is crumbly. Don't over-mix it.
- Press about 2/3 of the dough onto the bottom of the pan, covering the entire surface, and patting it gently down so it is evenly distributed. I like to use the back of a metal measuring cup to tamp the dough down and lightly flatten it.
- Spread the jam evenly over the surface of the dough. It's fine if the jam isn't completely covered.
- Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the jam, using your fingertips to break up the dough into large crumbles.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Let cool slightly before cutting.
View the recipe instructions at The View From the Great Island