Who doesn’t love those yummy peanut butter cookies shaped like a peanut?! There are so many creative ideas you can make with them too, like these delicious peanut butter blondies! Perfect for Halloween.
We’ve had so much fun hosting our Spooky Snack Lab Contest! Did you enter?! I loved seeing everyone’s Halloween pins! AND we’re continuing this fun party with a fun Blondies with peanut butter recipe. With Nutter Butter Cookies! Who doesn’t love those yummy peanut butter cookies shaped like a peanut?! There are so many creative ideas you can make with them too… did you see these mummies?! Adorable! We decided to do a little Halloween experimenting for ourselves and created the most delicious NUTTER BUTTER Cookie Blondies!! They have crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies in them and for a little Halloween charm! And we added the easiest gravestones to the top and served them with orange Fanta for instant Halloween fun!
How To Make These Blondies WIth Peanut Butter
cookie blondies
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a standalone mixer with the paddle attachment cream the butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add in the granulated sugar and beat on high until fluffy.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the eggs, vanilla and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Mix well and scrape the sides of the bowl.
- In a small bowl combine the flour, salt, baking soda and give it a whisk.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- Fold in the crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies and chocolate chips. Bake for 25 minutes. Do not over bake these!
- Take them out when they’re still a little doughy and they’ll set out of the oven too. Let them cool and then cut in squares.
Cookie gravestones
- Sprinkle the crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies on top of the brownies.
- Then, using a piping bag and a small round tip, write RIP on the NUTTER BUTTER Cookies broken in half.
- Add a little frosting to the bottom of the cookie to set on top of the brownies.
What Is A Blondie?
A blondie is a rich, sweet dessert bar. It resembles the traditional chocolate brownie, but substitutes vanilla for the cocoa used in brownies, and contains brown sugar. Blondies are made from flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla, and may also contain walnuts or pecans.
Blondies With Peanut Butter and NUTTER BUTTER cookies – The Perfect Halloween Treat!
These scrumptious blondies with peanut butter make the perfect Halloween, with their mix of creamy peanut butter and chocolate chips. They are pretty simple to whip up too, the blondie mix is a cinch to pull together, with a lot of ingredients most likely already staples in your kitchen.
Adding the tombstone NUTTER BUTTER cookies on top not only add a fun Halloween twist but they complement the blondies with peanut butter perfectly…. creamy and crunchy goodness!
Origins Of Peanut Butter
Peanut butter actually dates back to Aztec times. The Aztecs mashed roasted peanuts into a paste, somewhat different from what we know of as peanut butter today. But many people have been credited with the title of peanut-butter-inventor, among them George Washington Carver. However, he did not invent peanut butter; instead he promoted more than 300 uses for peanuts, among other crops such as soy beans and sweet potatoes.
The actual invention of peanut butter, its process of manufacture and the machinery used to make it, can be credited to at least three doctors/inventors. In 1884 Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Canada patented peanut paste, the finished product from milling roasted peanuts between two heated surfaces.
In 1895 Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (the creator of Kellogg’s cereal) patented a process for creating peanut butter from raw peanuts. He marketed it as a healthy protein substitute for patients without teeth. In 1903, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis, Missouri, patented a peanut-butter-making machine. In 1922, chemist Joseph Rosefield invented a process for making smooth peanut butter that kept the oil from separating by using partially hydrogenated oil. In 1928 he licensed his invention to the company that created Peter Pan peanut butter. And in 1932 he began producing his own peanut butter under the name Skippy.
So now you know!
Top Tips For These Blondies with Peanut Butter
- Use a preheated oven.
- Do not over bake! You want these peanut butter blondies gooey!
- Use a small round tip for your piping bag.
- Add a small bit of frosting to the base of the NUTTER BUTTER cookies, so they stay in place on the blondies
Check Out These Other Delicious Halloween Treats!
The Most Delicious Oreo Halloween Cake
Easy and Adroable Halloween Brownies
Printable and Edible Halloween Cake Designs
The Perfect Halloween Candy Cart
Creepy Screamsicle Halloween Popsicle Recipe by This Mama Loves
Halloween Cupcakes by My Baking Addiction
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NUTTER BUTTER Cookie Blondies
Ingredients
Cookie blondies
- 8 ounces butter, room temp.
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temp.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
NUTTER BUTTER Cookie Gravestones
- 8 crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies for the top of the brownies
- 6 NUTTER BUTTER Cookies cut in half
- vanilla frosting for the “RIP”
Instructions
cookie blondies
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a standalone mixer with the paddle attachment cream the butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add in the granulated sugar and beat on high until fluffy.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the eggs, vanilla and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Mix well and scrape the sides of the bowl.
- In a small bowl combine the flour, salt, baking soda and give it a whisk.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- Fold in the crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies and chocolate chips. Bake for 25 minutes. Do not over bake these!
- Take them out when they’re still a little doughy and they’ll set out of the oven too. Let them cool and then cut in squares.
Cookie gravestones
- Sprinkle the crushed NUTTER BUTTER Cookies on top of the brownies.
- Then, using a piping bag and a small round tip, write RIP on the NUTTER BUTTER Cookies broken in half.
- Add a little frosting to the bottom of the cookie to set on top of the brownies.
What a fun treat for Halloween! They remind of of nutter butter bars I used to make with my grandmother as a child. So good!
These are so cute! This is a really great idea. I might have to make some for next weekend!
Thanks Cyd!!! They taste better than they look, hehe 🙂
Eden, the kids and I made these cute cookies and they are delicious! We didn’t have milk chocolate chips on hand so we substituted white chocolate instead. Yum!
Lisa!!! I LOVE That! I hope they turned out perfect for you all!! White chocolate chips sound good too!! Love to all of you 🙂
Quick question: What size pan do you use to bake these in? 8×8 or 14x9x2? It doesn’t seem to say in the recipe. Thanks so much! I REALLY want to make these!
Hi! An 8 x 8 is good!
FYI the pan size should actually be 13x9x2. I used an 8×8 pan and they were completely raw inside.