If there’s one flavor combination I could eat for the rest of my life it would definitely be peanut butter and chocolate. There’s nothing else that makes me weak in the knees and makes me drool uncontrollably (wow that’s attractive!) than the taste of creamy peanut butter and rich smooth chocolate. And you know what? I know most of you would agree. 
Then put peanut butter and chocolate in a dessert and oh my word I could just devour the dessert in 5 seconds.
So when I started making some blondies, you know I just couldn’t make them plain or even just with chocolate chips. That would just be wrong in my decadent dessert filled world and making a simple dessert would make you all think something is seriously wrong with me. Maybe you’d think I was sick or hit my head. Then I spotted some peanut butter cups and in my opinion, peanut butter cups aren’t just for eating. They belong in desserts. So I chopped them up and threw them into the already rich blondie batter.
First sift together 1 cup of flour, 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt. Set aside. Pretend I’m showing you a picture of sifted ingredients.
In a large mixing bowl with the paddle attachment, mix together 1/3 cup of melted unsalted butter, 1 cup of packed light brown sugar and 1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract. Mmmm butter.
Now add in 1 large egg. Mix it so that the egg is fully incorporated.
Slowly and I mean SLOWLY, add in the dry ingredients. Mix the batter until it’s almost combined. Make sure you don’t overmix the batter or you’ll end of with hockey pucks instead of blondies. Now take a spatula/mixing spoon and fold the ingredients together.
Here comes the most delicious part, take 6 regular size peanut butter cups and chop each one into 4 pieces.
Throw them into the blondie batter and fold them in. Oh my word don’t you just want to dunk your head in there. Well at least I do.
Spread the batter into a lightly greased 8 by 8 baking pan like I did here.
Bake the blondies at 350 degrees for a total of 25 minutes.
While the blondies are baking. take 3 regular sized peanut butter cups and chop each one into 4 pieces.
During the last 5 minutes of baking, press the chopped peanut butter cups into the blondies and continue baking. The blondies will bake for a total of 25 minutes.
Once the blondies are done baking, cool them completely on a cooling rach and then cut in squares! Enjoy!
Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 large egg, at room temperature
9 regular size Peanut Butter Cups (chop each peanut butter cup into 4 pieces) (6 will be mixed into batter and 3 will be pressed into the top of the blondies)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8 by 8 inch baking pan.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, kosher salt and baking soda.Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment (a handheld mixer works fine) mix together the light brown sugar, melted unsalted butter and vanilla extract.
Add in 1 large egg and mix to combine.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are almost combined. Take a spatula and fold the ingredients together.
Chop up 6 regular size peanut butter cups into 4 pieces each. Throw the chopped peanut butter cups into the blondie batter and fold them in.
Spread the batter evenly in the lightly greased baking pan.
Bake for a total of 25 minutes at 350 degrees F. While the blondies are baking, chop up 3 more regular size peanut butter cups into 4 pieces each. During the last 5 minutes of baking, press the chopped up peanut butter cups into the blondies.
Then continue baking the blondies for 5 more minutes, the baking time will total 25 minutes.
Once the blondies are done baking, cool completely on a cooling rack and then cut into squares. Enjoy!
I love those big chunks of chocolate!
mmm… yummy!!!!
I would have to agree with Belinda on this one! The chunks are the best part!
These look amazing! I love blondies by themselves, so the addition of peanut butter cups will definitely make them that much more delicious! Thanks for sharing
My husband would die for these. Anything with a peanut butter cup in it is edible. Thanks for sharing.
Lindsey–this recipe is seriously the answer to my baking prayers! We have a bowl full of Reese’s Cups left over from Halloween and (miraculously!) I’ve had the self-control to not eat any yet, as I was waiting for an opportunity to bake them into a dessert. These look AMAZING, and they will be baked in my kitchen this weekend
Thank you!
You are definitely my candy-cookie combining hero! This may just be my all-time favorite combination. I think reeses pb cups flow through my entire family’s veins.
there has GOT to be a way to make this gluten free! I will find it! Gah, there is drool on my keyboard!
your treats are always so GORGEOUS!
Yeah baby! PNB and Chocolate all the way! Saving this…
OMG! As your page loaded and the image displayed, my eyes widened and before I knew it, I was mumbling “Oh No!” Seriously – that looks so good. Peanut Butter cups are one of three of my candy-bar favs. I don’t know if I could get through unwrapping those pb cups to complete the recipe before finding them in my mouth. Delicious decadence!
I think that one of the things I like most about you is that you never skimp with the peanut butter cups. Those big chunks make this to die for!
Lindsey-I wish I had one of those right now! My favorite too. I am enjoying just drooling over the photos…now if I could only get a little sample! Have a wonderful rest of the week! xx
Reese’s, my all time favorite candy bar. If you ever have too many of those brownies I’d be more than glad to take them off your hands
I adore peanut butter. I actually just made some chocolate loafs with peanut butter cream cheese tonight, and I totally thought of you. I wish we could be eat them together. These blondies look beautiful (as always). Thank you for sharing…I hope your Friday is delightful!
Those look so good! I just can’t have my cookies plain either.
So many good things! I don’t know where to jump in and comment so I’ll start here, wow I am going to have to try these wonderful peanut butter candy bars. They just look like so much fun to make:) I hope you have a great weekend.
Yummy as always!
Those look excellent!!!
I completely agree! Peanut butter and chocolate are my go to favorite sweet treat combo. I have never seen blondies like these…looks so good. I love how you added some at the end on the top. Perfection!
They look fantastic!
That looks super awesome! Such big chunks!!
You know I’m not a chocolate fan, but I swear, just from the look of the blondies I could eat around those peanut butter cups and finish off that who pan of brownies. Wow, they look fantastic. Gooey, rich….just the way I like them.
i am so agreeing with you on throwing peanut butter cups to every dessert applicable. LOL!
These look amazing! Although I don’t know if I would be able to hold myself back from eating the peanut butter cups before putting them in the batter
Found this recipe Wednesday, made it today. I think I’m in big trouble! Wow, don’t think I’ve ever had a blondie before.
If I double the recipe, would it work in a 9×13 pan, or would it just be better to make two separate batches in an 8×8?
I’m glad you like them!
I think it would work best if you made two separate batches in an 8 by 8 pan.
Cool, thanks. I will be trying many of your recipes. In moderation, of course!
Hope you enjoy!
Yum, yum! Another one of your bars I have to try! Hope you’re having a wonderful Thanksgiving! xo
How many does it make?
Hi Lily! It makes 8 blondies but if you want the cut them into small pieces, then it makes 12.
I just found this recipe and added it to the grocery list! Can’t wait to make it next week!
Hi Jamie! Hope you enjoy the blondies.