Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Blossom Bars

• butter, softened↗1⁄2 cup
• creamy peanut butter↗1⁄2 cup
• packed light brown sugar1 cup
• large eggs↗2
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• flour↗1 3⁄4 cups
• baking powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• mini chocolate chip↗1 cup
• sugar↗2 tablespoons
• Hershey chocolate kisses↗35

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350*F. Line a 13x9" baking pan with parchment papaer, leaving a 1" overhang; set aside.

2. 2

   Combine the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl; blend with an electric mixer on medium speed, scraping sides of bowl down often, until creamy.

3. 3

   Add the eggs and vanilla; blend well.

4. 4

   Reduce mixer speed to low; add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda, mixing just until combined. Gently stir in the chocolate chips.

5. 5

   Pat the dough into the prepared pan; sprinkle with sugar.

6. 6

   Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown; cool in pan 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Immediately press evenly spaced kisses into the warm bars; cool completely.

8. 8

   Cut into bars, cutting evenly between the kisses.