Peanut-Butterfinger Blondies

Peanut-Butterfinger Blondies

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2/3 cup coarsely chopped Butterfingers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8-inch square baking dish with foil; coat foil with cooking spray.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; whisk in peanut butter and sugar, and bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove pan from heat and cool for 5 minutes.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together flour and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on high speed, beat the eggs and vanilla for 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low, and gradually add peanut butter mixture. Increase mixer speed to high, and beat 1-2 minutes, of until really well combined. Stir in flour mixture and Butterfinger, by hand, until just combined.

Scrape batter into prepared baking dish, and bake at 350 degrees F, for 25-28 minutes, or until light golden. Cool completely before lifting foil out and slicing into bars. Freeze for easier slicing.

Makes 9 bars