Peanut Butter and Jam Bars
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 10:44pm

Ingredients




1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1/2 cup Packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Unsalted butter
1/2 cup Chunky peanut butter
1 lrg Egg
1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Strawberry preserves
Glaze
2 tablespoons Unsalted butter
1 cup Powdered sugar
4 teaspoons Hot water - + or -

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Well blend sugars, butter, peanut butter and egg in a large mixing bowl. By hand stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder until well mixed. Set aside 1 cup of the dough. 3 Press remaining dough onto the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Spread strawberry preserves over dough. 4 Crumble the reserved dough, them generously sprinkle over the layer of preserves. 5 Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown; cool completely. Drizzle with the glaze. Cut into 2 x 1 1/4-inch bars. 6 GLAZE: Melt margarine in a double boiler over low heat. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Add water, 1 tsp at a time, beating until smooth with a wish until thin enough to drizzle over the bars.