Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookie Bar Recipe

Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

1 1/3 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Combine brown sugar, peanut butter and shortening in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until just blended.
Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix just until blended.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add all at once to creamed mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended. (Do not over mix.)
Spread in greased pan.
Bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
Cool completely. Cut into 24 bars about 2 x 1-inch.
Makes 2 dozen bars

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