Reeses Peanut Butter Blondies

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Bursting with Reeses pieces eggs and Reeses peanut butter eggs, these Reeses peanut butter blondies are perfect for those peanut butter dessert lovers in your life.

Cookie bars are basically cookies in brownie form. This means not only are they one pan to make, but one pan to bake as well with no scooping, swapping pans, or waiting for multiple batches to bake (totally worth it for cookies, but hear me out on these bars). These Reeses peanut butter blondies are packed with all natural peanut butter, dark brown sugar, pure vanilla extract, and of course, loads of Reeses pieces eggs + Reeses peanut butter eggs. You can also love these year around with easy non-holiday candy swaps. Let’s make them.

What you’ll need to make these Reeses peanut butter blondies:

Salted butter

Dark brown sugar

Granulated sugar

Large eggs

Pure vanilla

Unsweetened all natural peanut butter

Baking soda

Salt

All purpose flour

Reeses pieces eggs

Reeses peanut butter eggs

The Blondie Base + Mix-In’s

This rich and fudgy blondie batter is made of simple staples, and plenty of unsweetened natural peanut butter. You’ll want to make sure your peanut butter is made of only peanuts, or peanuts and salt. My favorite brand has been Adams since I was a child. My mom would mix up the jar peanut butter with a butter knife, and I always wanted to help. She would tell me that it was a little too difficult for me just yet, and I still remember buying it for myself as an adult and mixing it up myself for the first time! It will always be my favorite brand.

For the candy eggs, you can sub in Reeses pieces if you cannot find the eggs, and Reeses peanut butter cups for the peanut butter eggs. The results will be the same. This swap allows for your peanut butter blondie cravings to be satisfied even when Easter candy has long left the shelves.

Begin by melting your butter, either on the stove top in a small pan on medium until melted, or in the microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds. Add both sugars to your melted butter, and mix well. Add your peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla, and mix until smooth, about 30 seconds. Now at your dry ingredients: your salt, baking soda, and all purpose flour. Mix until no powder remains, about 30 seconds. Gently fold in your crushed eggs and chopped peanut butter cups, saving a bit for the top. In a parchment lined 8 x 8” baking pan, press, your blondie batter down, and spread the remaining candy over the top. Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden on the edges and set in the middle. These bars will be deliciously fudgy once they are cooled.

The Dietary Substitutes

I love providing gluten and dairy free substitutions so that those with alternate dietary needs can enjoy my recipes to their fullest! These are subs that I have either use and continue to stock in my own home, or that have come highly recommended from others. I want your baking experience to be the best it can be, and avoiding gluten or dairy shouldn’t hinder that process in the slightest. 

As always, here is a list of tried and true dietary substitutes, so that you can enjoy this recipe without the additions of gluten or dairy.

Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour is a wonderful all-purpose sub, and it’s cup for cup, so use the same measurements as you would all-purpose flour.

Miyokos Butter is a plant based brick that closely resembles dairy butter not only in its look, but it’s taste as well. It melts, browns, and spreads just like real butter, and truly is a fantastic substitute in this recipe. Use it as a 1:1 ratio sub, same as the flour, so the recipe measurements will not change.

Use these Unreal Peanut Butter Cups in place of the Reeses pieces and peanut butter cups. They are vegan and full of flavor.

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Happy Baking!

XO,

Heather

PS- I have a wonderful Frosted Peanut Butter Cookie recipe that you will adore if PB is your game! It’s a perfect peanut butter cookie topped with creamy peanut butter frosting and crushed Reeses peanut butter cups. I dare you to eat just one… 😉