Sunday, May 29, 2011

P B and J Bars

My sweet tooth has been nagging at me all day but honestly I wasn't in the mood to make anything, so I kept putting it off and putting it off until about 30 minutes ago.....I couldn't anymore, I really wanted something sweet, so out came the PB and J Bars.

P B and J Bars

Pretty simple to put together and if your kids or you, like Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches, then you'll really enjoy these.

Just wish there was a recipe to keep the children away from these bars before they inhale them all in 10 minutes.  Yikes!

I made half with strawberry jam and half with my homemade tomato and apple jam.  Yum!

P B and J Bars
P B and J Bars
Credit:  Bisquick

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 1/2 cups Bisquick mix
1/3 cup strawberry jam or preserves

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.  In large bowl, beat sugars, peanut butter, shortening and egg with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.  Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally.  Stir in Bisquick mix until blended.

P B and J Bars

Place dough on surgace sprinkled with Bisquick mix; 

P B and J Bars

gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat.  Divide dough into 4 parts. 

P B and J Bars

Shape each part into roll 3/4 inch in diameter and about 13 inches long.  On large ungreased cookie sheet, place rolls about 2 inches apart.

P B and J Bars

Make indentation lengthwise in center of each roll with spoon. 

P B and J Bars

Spoon or squeeze jam evenly into indentations.

P B and J Bars

Bake 9 to 11 minutes until light golden brown and set. 

P B and J Bars

Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes.  Cut each roll into 12 slices.  Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

P B and J Bars

About 4 dozen cookies.

P B and J Bars

1 cookie:  70 calories

5 comments:

  1. Darn, mine has been nagging at me too. I was resisting well until I saw these - YUMMY. I'm about to trudge downstairs and make something too.

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  2. Looks so yummy cant wait to make them

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  3. These are delicious, I hope they will make it until the kids get up from their naps! ;)

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  4. As I can't get bisquick mix here in the UK, I made these with my biscuit mixture and did them as round biscuits with a dent in the middle for the jam. They are delicious and the 12 of them have all gone in the same day! Thank you for some amazing recipes, and for the inspiration to try new things ;-)

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