Fantastic bars, and they freeze beautifully, but boy, these are not from the faint of heart. I've never met anything that was 'too sweet' but these bars are as decadent as you can imagine - in a good way.

Is the bottom cookie layer supposed to be doughy? I don't know if it's right, it's like it's not even baked?

My attempt was a bit messier than those pictured, but really delicious.

Has anyone actually used Nutella instead of jelly and how did it turn out.

to wife21mom22: would toffee bits on top add some crunch?

I made these using almond butter instead of peanut. The strawberry jam was great
with the almond taste. I also substituted coconut oil for the butter but cut back to
3/4 cup. Then I sprinkled honey oatmeal granola on top. Everyone loved them.

I have not made these cookies /bars yet but I can see where the confusion may be. To me, if it says in the recipe to spread the mixture into the pan then that indicates to me that it is a somewhat soft mixture and if these people said that they had to press it into the pan than the instructions are misleading.or something is wrong with the recipe. I will try making these and see how mine come out. : )

wife21mom22- you could put some chocolate covered sunflower seeds or just some roasted salted sunflower seeds. That would be delicious. If you have a Trader Joe's near you they have both. Also, Cost Plus has the chocolate covered kind. A regular grocery store may have the plain shelled sunflower seeds too.

To Writer #1, "snperch": Step 2, after "Add vanilla" says 'transfer 2/3 of mixture to prepaared pan." (That's the peanut-buter mixture in your bowl.) The 2/3 peanut butter mixture becomes what you see as the "crust." Spread your jam on top of this "crust." The other 1/3 of the peanut butter mixture that's still in your bowl becomes the "dollops" on top of the jam. Enjoy the rest of your day. :-)

The directions don't seem to match the picture. it looks like there is a crust on the bottom before the filling. Am I missing something?

I am gong to replace the peanut butter with Nutella and sprinkle chopped hazel nut on top. Because I really like chocolate. I also like taking an idea and making it my own.

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My bars turned out great!!! I thought the dry batter was a sure sign the bars would not turn out, but they did. They were moist and tasted great. I think i might try them with a chocolate filling next time.

My peanut butter batter was dry, go figure? I certainly could not spread it in the pan. Rather i had to press it in the pan. What did I do wrong? How creamy/wet is the batter supposed to be?

Delicious! It's like a thick peanut butter cookie - with jam! Make sure you have a glass of milk nearby because you are going to need it. It was fast and easy to make and they turn out looking just like the picture!!

I agree, these are amazing! I made them for a girs coffee night in and they just flew off the tray! The girls went for 2nds and 3rds! I have since passed this recipe on to quie a few people. Instead of using chopped peanuts on top I sprinkled granola bits (which I pre-roasted with honey) on top. If you use a cranberry spread you can always add some dried cranberries on top with the as well.

These are AWESOME! I made a batch and took to a party and they were gone right quick! Everyone was asking for the recipe. I used Smucker's Blackberry Fruit Spread as my "jam" and it worked really well. These are TOTALLY worth making if you like peanut butter! Two Thumbs Up!!

This looks scrumptous! Has anyone tried this by subsituting sunflower seed butter for the peanut butter? Also, any ideas as to what I could put on top for the crunch intead of peanuts?