Recipe Name Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars Submitted by Roberta202 Recipe Description PBS Martha Bakes recipe Quantity 36 Quantity Unit bars Prep Time (minutes) 20 Cook Time (minutes) 45 Ready In (minutes) 65

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 3 cups flour unbleached 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 1/2 cups Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 18 tablespoons Strawberry Jam 3 tablespoons Chopped Peanuts Steps Sequence Step 1 Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter, and line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease the parchment, and coat inside of pan with flour; set aside. Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add eggs and peanut butter; beat until combined, about 2 minutes. 2 Whisk together salt, baking powder, and flour. Add to bowl of mixer on low speed; combine. Add vanilla. Transfer two-thirds of mixture to prepared pan; spread evenly with offset spatula. Using offset spatula, spread jam on top of peanut-butter mixture. Dollop remaining third of peanut-butter mixture on top of jam. Sprinkle with peanuts. 3 Bake until golden, about 45 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool; cut into about 36 1 1/2-by-2-inch pieces. 4 ** The real measure for the jam is 1 and 1/2 cups, but the recipe builder wouldn''t let me select cup as a measurement for jam!