Take-out Tuesday, Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
Posted by the Painted Apron on August 10, 2021 · 39 Comments

We celebrated the last weekend before school starts
with lots of swimming, boating and grilling at the beach house
I made these easy cake mix cookie bars for a sweet treat

These come together quickly and bake in 25 minutes

Peanut butter, white or yellow cake mix, sweetened condensed milk,
cooking oil, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups*,
1 egg, and chocolate and butterscotch chips
*you can also use the mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Mix the cake mix with egg, peanut butter and oil

Put the dough into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish
that has been greased and lined with parchment paper
The dough is crumbly, use your fingers to spread it into and even layer

Cut the large peanut butter cups into 1/4ths
and put them on top along with the other chips

Next pour the milk over all

Into a 350 degree oven it goes for 25 minutes

Here comes the hard part,
waiting until it is cool enough to cut and eat!
Sit the dish on a wire rack and after the cookies cool,
put the dish in the refrigerator to set completely
Remove cookies from pan by lifting the paper out of the pan
and then cut into bars


Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
Equipment
- 9" x 13" baking dish
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 10 large peanut butter cups, cut into 1/4s or 2 cups mini peanut butter cups
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup canola, vegetable or coconut oil
Instructions
- combine cake mix with egg, oil and peanut butter in a stand mixer
- Spray or grease and 9" x 13" baking dish. Line dish with parchment paper, and grease parchment paper
- Transfer dough to dish, patting it into an even layer on top of the parchment paper
- Top dough with candy and chips
- Pour milk over all
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes until golden and set
- Place dish on a wire rack and let cool. When dish is cool, place in the refrigerator to finish setting for 1-2 hours
- Remove cookies by lifting paper out of pan. Cut into bars or squares
- Keep cookies in a covered container.
Enjoy!
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What a super delicious treat! I’ll have to file this one for family fun weekends…..
Thanks Emily, they were a big hit!
Jenna, I love anything with peanut butter and chocolate. I wish I had one of this yummy bars with my coffee this morning. I can’t believe it’s already time for school to start! Have a wonderful week ahead!
Me too, peanut butter and chocolate are so good together! Happy week~
I love peanut butter cups! These loaded cookie bars look to die for, Jenna.
I love to make cookies this way, so easy!
Maya will love this recipe.
Who can resist peanut butter and chocolate!
Oh Jenna… you had me at Peanut butter cups! I may make these just for us… we can celebrate the grandchildren who are in Seattle and Florida going back to school.
Happy Tuesday my friend!
Easy and decadent! Oh goodness your grands live so far away, how often do you get to see them?
Two to 3 times a year. They are in both corners of the U.S.
This looks decadent, and I swear, Jenna, you and I are on the same wavelength because I’m posting a cake mix recipe tomorrow, lol. Pinning it!
ha ha, can’t wait to see your recipe!
Sounds like a nice sweet treat:@)
Very tempting!
My mercy these looks so good. Just pinned it and will need to make a batch or two….for a family Sunday dinner! Looks so good…Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Thank you Cindy, easy and delicious!
Oh my! Don’t these look super good and gooey-yummy! Pinning! 😋 Getting recipes together for the annual August trip to my friends cabin up north. I believe this recipe will be going as well, hehe! Thank you!
Thank you Cindy, they are so easy, and definitely tasty!
Yum Jenna! It’s so hard to believe kids are going back to school already. Hope everyone enjoyed their last hurrah 🙂
It just feels so early this year!
Jenna, my girls would love this and a cake mix makes it easy. EM starts K5 a week from today. I am not ready!
Aw, it will be different for you I know, but I bet she is going to love it!
What a great treat for the kids (big and little), Jenna. I’ll bet my crew would love these, too.
Easy peasy, thanks Kitty!
This looks delicious and sounds so nice and easy to make too! Pinned.
Thank you, yes, super easy to make!
This looks so good. My son-in-love is a Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup fan. I know he would love this. The rest of us would do our part too!
I made these for my son in love because he is a huge sweet lover, he just about swooned when I handed him a container full!
My kind of dessert Jenna. Reece’s peanut cups, oh my. Easy peasy is the best. Thanks for sharing this yummy quick dessert.
Thanks Linda, these are dangerously easy to make!
Oh wow, these sound so good! Pinned and saved to my own recipe folder!!!
Thanks Chloe, they are dangerously easy to make too!
These must have made the kids of all ages very happy. I’m sure they quickly disappeared.
Ha, you’re right, they were gobbled up!
These are making my mouth water!! Pinned! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope your week is fantastic.
Thank you Helen!