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!
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Servings: 16 bars
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 8x8 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: 1 | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 182mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g
