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. Sinful Southern Sweets

    I am such a shortbread fanatic! I know these must be a cross between childhood comfort and complete bliss!

  2. Sharlene

    These look so good! I’m not the greatest PB&J fan in terms of baked goods but I really want to try this one out it looks so yummy!

  3. Erin @ www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com

    I was just thinking that I needed to make shortbread cookies this weekend. (I bought one last week and now my taste buds are screaming for more!) This recipe looks fantastic! I LOVE peanut butter and jelly!

    Thanks!!!

  4. Lori @ RecipeGirl

    You’re so funny w/ your drizzle 😉 They look delicious. And, Hey… w/ two boys, who can fault you for making a bunch of peanut butter and jelly goodies, right?

  5. Michelle | Bleeding Espresso

    These look really amazing; I’m a no drizzle kind of gal for eating, but they sure make for a great photo 😀 Thanks for sharing!

  6. marla {family fresh cooking}

    I love anything PB & J!! Nice touch with the drizzle. I am in love with room service too! xo

  7. Claudia

    You know, I came home from L.A. and instantly want on a Rocco diet (his recipes are quite good – love the crab cakes) and then I check out your website and how scrumptious. Gaining weight as I gaze.

  8. Jennie

    Hey, just stopping by to let you know you have an award waiting for you at my blog. Make sure you stop by and snatch it up! Love your BLog!

    JEnnie @ Cinnaberry Suite

  9. Sues

    I could eat a different recipe using PB&J every day and be perfectly happy! These look glorious and I too love how few ingredients there are! Simple simon!

  10. Diane Jarvis

    These look absolutely delicious (as all of your recipes do.) I noticed that a lot of your recipes call for only 4-5 T of heavy cream. How do you buy your cream and use only that much without wasting all of the rest of it? Thank you for all of your wonderful ideas!

  11. clumbsycookie

    I don’t care if you’re obssessed with pb&j recipes, they’re never too much. Keep them coming, this shortbread is a great idea!

  12. roxan

    Peanut butter & jelly is one of the best combinations, ever.

    so, who ate all of the food in the room service picture? 🙂

  13. Erica Lea

    I’ve always wanted to try PB&J bars, but have never had the courage to do it. Yours looks so good.

  14. Meals by Misty

    Ok, I’ve got that Peanut Butter Jelly Time song in my head and those bars in my mind! YUM! Your recipes are always so amazing and your pics are great 🙂

    Happy Monday!

      1. Niki

        Bah! I forgot a word. I meant to ask where you get the ideas for your recipes from! Like those PB and fluff cookies? Those were crazy different!
        A lot of mine come from things I want or see on other blogs, but I play with to make them my way.
        Although, now that I think about it, you do have a lot of PB recipes… Maybe it’s just a love of PB? 🙂

        1. Jenny

          Lol! I’ve done that before too 🙂 I seriously get my ideas from everything. My kids, the grocery store, tv, you name it. My brain is always thinking food 🙂 And yes, I LOVE PB&J 🙂

  15. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is

    Jenny you make the best peanut butter and jelly treats!!! I can’t wait to read more about your trip!

  16. Amanda :)

    OMG Jenny, these were DELICIOUS!! So soft, and buttery, and chewy, and peanut butter & jelly-ey! I can’t get them outta my mind! 🙂 Kevin only got 1 bite because I ate them all before I got home! 😉 Thank you so much for opening up your home to me and letting me come play in your kitchen. 🙂 Can’t wait to do it again! 😀

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