„Peanut Butter Cookie Bars“

Original recipe by:
„Plant Based“

By:
Elena Carrière

Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

I spontaneously baked this recipe for our last course unit in postnatal gymnastics.

The other mums were not only very happy and devoured these cookie bars, quite a few also asked for the recipe. The ingredients are probably rather exotic for most, but I’m counting on my audience here to have most of them at home by default ;-).

By the way, if you don’t have a 20x20cm baking pan like me (but only larger ones), just double the amount, you won’t regret it. Otherwise, take a look at your casserole dishes, maybe there’s something suitable there.

Incidentally, when I made the recipe a second time, I made a mistake in the nut butter jar and accidentally got hazelnut butter. Tastes just as good!

Ingredients:

  • 250g spelt, spelt whole grain or rice flour for a gluten-free version
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 60g coconut oil
  • 100g coconut blossom sugar
  • 50g peanut butter (also tastes good with hazelnut butter or almond butter)
  • 50ml plant drink
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 80g vegan dark chocolate or vegan chocolate chunks

Additionally:

Baking paper and a baking pan (approx. 20x20cm)

Preparation:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C top/bottom heat. Line the baking tin with baking paper or grease with coconut oil. I always prefer to use baking paper, then nothing can go wrong.
  2. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, baking powder, and 1 pinch of salt)
  3. Melt the coconut oil in a water bath (or like me, carefully in the microwave)
  4. In another bowl, first mix the coconut oil with the peanut butter and coconut blossom sugar using a fork. Then add the rest of the remaining ingredients except for the chocolate.
  5. If you’re not using ready-made chocolate chunks, don’t chop the chocolate too finely.
  6. Now add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients (or vice versa) and stir everything into a not too liquid mass. As always: Don’t stir too much! Fold in the chopped chocolate or chocolate chunks.
  7. Pour everything into your prepared baking pan and smooth out the batter.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven for approx. 15 minutes (test with a stick). Once removed, allow to cool and then enjoy.