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Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

These peanut butter pretzel bars will hit all your cravings in one bite. Sweet, salty, crunchy, and chewy! Did I mention that they have bacon in them?

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OMG, these peanut butter pretzel bars are everything I am craving right now.

Thank goodness there is one thing that can do that instead of me having to eat 3 different foods to feel satisfied.

Not to mention all those extra calories I am not consuming because I am eating these!

How many things can I cram in these here Peanut Butter Pretzel bars? As many as I want!!

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PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL BAR INGREDIENTS

  • butter
  • brown sugar
  • egg
  • vanilla
  • peanut butter
  • bourbon
  • flour
  • bacon
  • pretzels

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HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL BARS

FIRST: Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper or nonstick cooking spray.

SECOND: In a bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar in either a stand mixer or with a hand mixer. Add in the egg, vanilla. Mix until combined. Add the bourbon and mix well to combine. Add in the peanut butter and mix until combined.

THIRD: Add in the flour and mix just until combined. Break the pretzels into large pieces. Fold in the pretzels gently as not to break up the pretzel pieces too much. Spread the batter in an 8×8 baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray. Spread pretzel pieces or whole pretzels on the top of the batter and press in slightly to get the pretzels to stick.

FOURTH: Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until the middle is set and a toothpick comes out nearly clean.  A few crumbs are ok. Cool completely. Cut and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

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Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars with Bacon

These peanut butter pretzel bars with bacon will hit all your cravings in one bite. And did I mention they have bacon in them!
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Sweets, Desserts and Shooters
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 209kcal
Author: Jennifer Stewart

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 4 tablespoons bourbon optional
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons bacon cooked and chopped fine
  • 1 cup pretzels broken into pieces
  • pretzels for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • In a bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar in either a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
  • Add in the egg, vanilla.
  • Mix until combined.
  • Add the bourbon and mix well to combine.
  • Add in the peanut butter and mix until combined.
  • Add in the flour and mix just until combined.
  • Break the pretzels into large pieces.
  • Fold in the pretzels gently as not to break up the pretzel pieces too much.
  • Spread the batter in an 8×8 baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray.
  • Spread pretzel pieces or whole pretzels on the top of the batter and press in slightly to get the pretzels to stick.
  • Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until the middle is set and a toothpick comes out nearly clean.  A few crumbs are ok.
  • Cool completely.
  • Cut and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 182mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g

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Wednesday 6th of September 2017

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Wednesday 6th of September 2017

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Micki & jeff

Tuesday 5th of September 2017

Hi, this sounds absolutely amazing, but neither the recipe nor the ingredients seem to have the amount of bourbon required. I'm assuming that it's 1 gallon? Creamed with the butter? Or would that be too much?

Seriously, I'm guessing that it's a couple of T's, blended with the butter and brown sugar... does this sound right?

We'd be interested in shooting a video of this recipe. If that's of any interest to you, please shoot us back an email.

jeff (of Chefs at Home with Micki & jeff)

chubcheeks@bellsouth.net

Wednesday 6th of September 2017

OMG, I can't believe I left out the best part of the bars! Maybe I had too much of the leftover bourbon while I was typing this:) Thanks for letting me know so I could fix it.

Micki & jeff

Tuesday 5th of September 2017

Hi, this sounds absolutely amazing, but neither the recipe nor the ingredients seem to have the amount of bourbon required. I'm assuming that it's 1 gallon? Creamed with the butter? Or would that be too much?

Seriously, I'm guessing that it's a couple of T's, blended with the butter and brown sugar... does this sound right?

We'd be interested in shooting a video of this recipe. If that's of any interest to you, please shoot us back an email.

jeff (of Chefs at Home with Micki & jeff)