Peanut Butter and Jelly Shortbread Cookie Bars

Just wait until you sink your teeth into these bites of PB&J heaven! These shortbread cookie bars topped with creamy peanut butter and jelly only need a handful of ingredients and minimal prep.

Peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars are drizzled with glaze.

Hi everyone, hope y’all had a great weekend! Yes, another peanut butter and jelly recipe…..I think I am a bit obsessed, can’t help myself! Just wait until you sink your teeth into these buttery bites of PB&J heaven! I LOVE that there are just a few ingredients here, so minimal prep work. My favorite kind of recipe! It wouldn’t be a recipe of mine without some sort of sweet delish drizzle, but I must say even without the drizzle these bars are crazy good. Try a few chilled, really good cold.

Over the next few posts I’ll be sharing bits and pieces of my Bertolli trip last week. There are a zillion pictures, so I’ll break it up into a couple activities at a time. I’ll post a link at the bottom of the post here 🙂

For now, take a look at these beauties! Love this recipe 🙂

Three peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars on a white plate, next to a fork.

Here are the bars without the drizzle, still REALLY good 🙂

Three peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars are drizzled with glaze on a plate.

However, with the drizzle…..even better!

Peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars are drizzled with glaze.
Close up of peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars being drizzled with glaze.
Peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars drizzled with glaze on a plate.

PB&J Shortbread Cookie Bars

4 sticks softened butter

1 Cup granulated sugar

1/4 Cup packed brown sugar

3 3/4 Cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 Cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 Cup strawberry jam

1 Cup powdered sugar

4-5 Tablespoons heavy cream

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer butter and sugars until well combined. Slowly add in flour and salt until just combined. Split dough in half and wrap 1/2 in plastic wrap. Save for another time. Transfer remaining half to a foil lined 8×8 inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Melt peanut butter in microwave for 20 seconds or until smooth and pourable. Pour evenly over shortbread. Melt the jam in microwave for 20 seconds as well then pour evenly over peanut butter. Take a knife and gently swirl peanut butter and jelly over top of shortbread, not really cutting into the dough itself. Just the peanut butter and jelly. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until edges start to brown and centers are cooked through.

2. Remove and let cool completely. Remove from pan with foil edges and cut into squares. Mix powdered sugar and heavy cream until smooth, drizzle over each square and serve 🙂

9 squares

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I’ve posted about the first part of my Bertolli Trip from Last week in LA if you want to take a look. Click HERE to see the first part of our photos 🙂

Oh the room service! Yikes we ate A LOT!

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Happy Baking, see you soon!

Close up of peanut butter and jelly shortbread cookie bars being drizzled with glaze.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Shortbread Cookie Bars

Just wait until you sink your teeth into these bites of PB&J heaven! These shortbread cookie bars topped with creamy peanut butter and jelly only need a handful of ingredients.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 9 bars
Calories: 802kcal
Author: Jenny
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Ingredients

  • 4 sticks softened butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup strawberry jam
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4-5 tbsp heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a stand or electric mixer butter and sugars until well combined. Slowly add in flour and salt until just combined. Split dough in half and wrap 1/2 in plastic wrap. Save for another time.
  • Transfer remaining half to a foil lined 8×8 inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Melt peanut butter in microwave for 20 seconds or until smooth and pourable. Pour evenly over shortbread. Melt the jam in microwave for 20 seconds as well then pour evenly over peanut butter. Take a knife and gently swirl peanut butter and jelly over top of shortbread, without cutting into the dough itself.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until edges start to brown and centers are cooked through. Remove and let cool completely.
  • Remove from pan with foil edges and cut into squares. Mix powdered sugar and heavy cream until smooth, and drizzle over each square.

Nutrition

Calories: 802kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 491mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 1353IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 3mg
Keywords: easy peanut butter cookie recipe, shortbread cookie recipe, sugar cookie bars

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48 Responses
  1. Kathryn

    Just made these! I burnt my mouth eating them right out of the oven! Delicious! We used raspberry instead of strawberry as I’m not a big fan of strawberry. Once they’ll cool I’ll put the glaze on them and surely me and the kids will devour them quite quickly!
    Thanks for the recipe!

  2. Aimee

    I just made these yesterday and they are delicious! I hope you don’t mind but I have recently started my own blog and will be putting these up next week!

  3. Heather Michelle

    I made these last week and took them in to my programming club. Best way to get a bunch of computer nerds away from the keyboard? Offer them these. Absolutely delicious, thank you!

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