Peanut Butter Blondies with Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunks
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You are in for a treat!
These moist and delicious peanut butter blondies are made with Reese’s peanut butter chocolate chunks, brown butter, and chopped walnuts.
I originally made these easy peanut butter blondies for my Pass the Cook Book Club back in 2013.
That month, the cookbook of choice was Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust by Ina Garten. I love Ina (who doesn’t right?) and as an avid Food Network fan, I was introduced to her early in my culinary journey. One of my earliest successful chocolate cake recipes is from Ina’s archive and it’s still my go-to for a moist chocolate cake.
So I was very excited about that month’s choice and went straight for the dessert option (duh!) on the list of three recipes (Chocolate Chunk Blondies, Easy Gazpacho & Goat Cheese Croutons & Foolproof Ribs with BBQ sauce).
Chocolate Chunk Blondies
I made the chocolate chunk blondie recipe two ways. First in its original state with chocolate chunks and it was glorious. But the second time, I adapted the recipe to include Reese’s peanut butter cups instead of chocolate chunks and because I have been on a brown butter kick lately (see brown butter week here, here, and here), I browned the butter as well to enhance the flavor.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Blondies
All I can say is, that these blondies made with Reese’s peanut butter cups are the BOMB!! They are moist, crunchy, and addicting. The loaded peanut butter chunks were a great addition and they added extra moisture to the bars. In addition, the brown butter caramelized the flavors and I loved it! You need to try them…ASAP seriously!! As always, any recipe from Ina is amazing and this book is already waiting in my cart for my next amazon order.
Peanut Butter Blondie Ingredients
To make these delicious blondies you will need a few ingredients. You will need to brown the butter, but it’s worth it because it adds so much flavor to these blondies.
- unsalted butter
- some light brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- pure vanilla extract
- a few extra-large eggs
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- Kosher salt
- chopped walnuts
- Reese’s peanut butter chocolate chunks
I suggest making sure your eggs are at room temperature because it makes a better blondie.
If you don’t have light brown sugar you can use regular brown sugar.
You can omit the walnuts if you don’t like them but I feel they add the perfect amount of crunch to these blondies.
How to make Peanut Butter Blondies
Blondies are easy to make. Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 11 x 2-inch baking pan.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on high speed for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
With the mixer on low, add the vanilla. Next, add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
With the mixer still on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chunks with a rubber spatula.
Spread the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Don’t overbake! The toothpick may have melted chocolate on it but shouldn’t have wet batter.
Cool completely in the pan and cut into 12 bars.
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Happy baking, friends!
Peanut Butter Blondies
These peanut butter blondies are the BOMB!! They are moist, crunchy, and addicting. The loaded peanut butter chunks are a great addition and they add extra moisture to the bars.
Ingredients
- ½ lb. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, browned and cooled at room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 extra large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
- 1 lb. Reese's peanut butter chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 11 x 2-inch baking pan.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on high speed for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
- In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer still on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chunks with a rubber spatula.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Don’t overbake! The toothpick may have melted chocolate on it but shouldn’t have wet batter.
- Cool completely in the pan and cut into 12 bars.
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Oh gawd!! Send me these, please!!
Ohmawgawd. The pb chunks???? Genius!
Thanks Jen for these selections!!
I love that you used browned butter and Reese’s!!! I am definitely going to try making it with your adaptions. I made the blondie recipe too and it is definitely one of my favorite recipes now… will be making it endlessly!! 🙂
It’s one of my favorites!!
you have combined two delicious ingredients into one 🙂 Inas recipes are always foolproof 😛
OH MAN!! These look delicious and would have totally been my choice this month if the month didn’t get away from me!! Haha. Of course browning the butter and using Reese’s is just genius!!
These look delicious! I just found you through the GYOB party and your recipes look terrific! This supper club party sounds like a lot of fun.
Thanks Marcie for stopping by!
Uhhh yeah peanut butter, browned butter, and pb cups? IM IN LOVE
The peanut butter cup version sounds delightful. I love that you browned the butter, too. Wow!
Love that you used browned butter and peanut butter!
LOVE the idea of Reese’s cups in it. I browned my butter for them too 😉
I have been on a major brown butter kick lately too…why didn’t I think of that idea? Love your blondie version and blog!!
Thanks Meghan for visiting!! Brown butter is just my favorite right now and I am obsessed! I may need some therapy…
I haven’t had a chance to make the blondies yet, but they are 100% on my to-do list for this weekend. Yours look awesome! I may even have to steal your idea to brown the butter 🙂
Thanks Tracy! I need to make the BBQ sauce too! Look way too good to pass on.
Yum, good use of the peanut butter reeses chunks, oh yah! I made the regular ones and loved them of course what’s not to love 🙂
you did it again! I am not craving sweets and I want that! I like your version better! I’m going to have to print this recipe and take it with me to the store so I make sure I have everything at home this time!
Hahhah I am sorry dear! But at least u will have all the ingredients this time lol!
Wowza. These look delicious! Nice job.
I can see that these look like the bomb.
I want to INHALE these!! Seriously they are pretty much everything that is right in the world. In blondie form.
Hahhaha I agree!
You had me at Reese’s peanut butter cups. Seriously, whats not better with peanut butter cups. Annnd browned nutter. Mmmm
Dear Zainab, These blondies looks irresistible and delicious. The peanut butter chocolate are wonderful addition. I know these would be a hit with my family. Blessings, Catherine xo
Catherine thanks! They were a hit at my gathering so I hope your family likes them! Have a great weekend.
Girl, you had me with “peanut butter and chocolate chunk” let alone “blondies” and “Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups”! Your bars look so moist and chewy. Nom! 🙂 xo
Thanks Stacy!
These looks delicious. I love Ina!
You are killing me with these delicious sweet treats, Zainab! This look awesome. I can be won over with peanut butter. 😉 Hope you are having a good weekend!
Thanks Julie! The weekend was a bit rainy, but alright.
These look fantastic! It’s something about the second pic…the one with the bite…that just draws you in. I looked thru some of the other post and you have some yummy stuff on this blog.
Sharon
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Thanks for visiting Sharon.
Wow, that was a brilliant idea to add the peanut butter cups! They look wonderful and contain my favorite things, chocolate and peanut butter 🙂
Truly peanut butter makes everything better! Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Mondays!
such perfectly golden blondies, loved the addition of peanut butter,they relly make it even more drool worthy 🙂
OH MY!! I am so glad we dont have reeces peanut butter chunks readily availiable in Australia because I would get so fat by eating them and baking them into amazing recipes like this!!
Hahhah! You don’t?? What a shame!! I’m sure you can find some peanut butter and chocolate combination that would work just fine!
Oh my goodness! I would inhale these. I love peanut butter AND blondies. So good!
I need to try to work with browned butter. I’m always afraid I’m going to burn it. This is definitely a cookbook you will love (salted caramel brownies – now that sounds tempting, doesn’t it 🙂 )
Aly you need to!! It’s so easy and you just need to keep an eye on it and it wont get burned.
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