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Peanut Butter & Jelly Streusel Bars

Peanut Butter & Jelly Streusel Bars is a cookies recipe made with Shortening, Brown Sugar Packed, Creamy Peanut Butter, Milk, and Vanilla. Serves 3. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1 1/4 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1
• 1 3/4 cup
• 3/4 tsp
• 3/4 tsp
• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease 13" x 9" baking pan.

3. 3

   In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat shortening, brown sugar, peanut butter, milk and vanilla until well blended.

4. 4

   Add egg; beat just until blended.

5. 5

   In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.

6. 6

   With mixer at low speed, add flour mixture to shortening mixture; mix just until blended.

7. 7

   Press 2/3 of dough in bottom of prepared baking pan in an even layer.

8. 8

   Spread jam evenly ovewr dough to within 1/4" of sides.

9. 9

   Combine remaining dough with oats; drop by spoonfuls onto jam layer. (Dough will be stiff.) Press lightly to even out dough layer.

10. 10

    Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until edges and streusel topping are lightly browned.

11. 11

    Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

12. 12

    To serve, cut into bars.