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    Home » Recipes » Sweets

    Crazy Delicious Butterfinger Bars

    April 28, 2015 • Updated: September 18, 2020 • by Renée • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Butterfinger Bars

    These Crazy Delicious Butterfinger Bars are a soft, rich, peanuty oatmeal bar cookie, covered in a layer of peanut butter and another of chocolate icing. Better make extra: they don't last long!

    These chocolate-covered peanut Butterfinger Bars are crazy delicious. Just try to walk away from them - I dare you.

    What's the Story Behind This Recipe?

    Author Kelly Nelson Ever belong to a social set or a book club or a church group or whatever, and whenever there is a food-related event, that one lady always brings that one thing that you just cannot pass up, no matter how hard you try? That thing that you keep making excuses to go back to the buffet table for? That thing you literally stand and calculate just how much you can take and still remain socially acceptable? ("Er... this one is for {vague head-gesture toward crowd}...um.... bye...gotta... {mumble, mumble} go...")

    For me, Butterfinger Bars are that thing - and my friend Kelly is that lady who makes that thing.

    Author Kelly Nelson is bright, energetic beyond words, and one of the most positive people you will ever meet. She enjoys life on ten-acres of prime horse property in Cornelius, Oregon with her husband, children, and lots of horses. Kelly has traveled far and wide, and her experiences in England, France, Egypt, Israel, West Indies, Mexico, and across the United States sparked a love of history, adventure, and exotic places.

    Kelly has a generous soul, and was kind enough to share her Butterfinger Bar recipe with us, for which I am so grateful.

    I'm not so sure Mr. B feels the same way though: The last time I made these for him, he said (with his mouth full as he lifted another one out of the tray), "Please, please don't make these again any time soon. I can't stop eating them."

    As you can see, I used chunky peanut butter for the Butterfinger Bars pictured in this post; however, smooth peanut butter works equally well: it's just a matter of preference. 

    Chocolate Peanut Butterfinger Bars | The Good Hearted Woman

    If peanut butter is your jam (sorry, not sorry) you need to try our Colonial Cream of Peanut Soup! We’ve updated the historical recipe with 21st Century tastes in mind; it's uniquely (even surprisingly) scrumptious! 

    How to Make This Recipe

    Preheat oven to 375° F.

    In an electric mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add the peanut butter, baking soda, salt, vanilla and eggs and mix well to combine.

    Stir in flour and oats. The batter will be very thick. 
    Chocolate Peanut Butterfinger Bars | The Good Hearted Woman
    Spread the mixture on greased cookie sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.

    After taking the pan out of the oven, allow it to cool on a metal rack for 10 minutes.

    Spread the peanut butter over warm cookies on sheet. Allow to cool for another 10-15 minutes.

    Chocolate Peanut Butterfinger Bars | The Good Hearted WomanWarm the frosting in a microwave for 30 seconds, and then stir it with a spoon until it has an even consistency. Drizzle the warm chocolate frosting on top of the cooled peanut butter layer, and use the back of a spoon to gently spread it evenly.

    Chocolate Peanut Butterfinger Bars | The Good Hearted Woman
    If you have teenagers in the house, stand back or prepare to be trampled.

    Chocolate Peanut Butterfinger Bars | The Good Hearted Woman
    5 from 2 votes

    Butterfinger Bars

    A soft, rich, peanuty oatmeal bar cookie, covered in layers of peanut butter and chocolate icing.
    Recipe shared by Kelly Nelson.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time:15 minutes
    Cook Time:20 minutes
    Total Time:35 minutes
    Servings: 42 servings
    Calories: 174kcal
    Author: Renee

    Equipment

    • 1 Baking Tray

    Ingredients

    US Customary - Metric
    • ¾ cup butter softened
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • ¾ cup brown sugar
    • ¾ cup peanut butter
    • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 ½ cup flour
    • 1 ½ cup quick oats
    Topping:
    • ¾ cups creamy peanut butter
    • 1 to 1 ½ cups Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Homemade; or Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge works just fine too.

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375° F.
    • In an electric mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
      Add ¾ cup peanut butter, baking soda, salt, vanilla and eggs and mix well to combine.
      Stir in flour and oats.
    • Spread mixture on greased cookie sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
    • Let cool until slightly warm.
      Spread ¾ cup peanut butter over warm cookies on sheet.
      Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes.
    • Warm the frosting in a microwave for 30 seconds.
      Stir with a spoon until it has an even consistency.
      Drizzle warm chocolate frosting on top and use the back of a spoon to spread it evenly.
    • If you have teenagers in the house, stand back or prepare to be trampled.

    Notes

    Tip: It is much easier to spread the dough with wet hands than a spatula.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bar | Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information provided is accurate, complete, and useful.
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    About Renée

    Renée is writer, music maker, artist, and storyteller. In her spare time, you can find her writing love songs about cowboys, exploring the moss-covered nooks and crannies of the Pacific Northwest, and making music with her talented singer-husband.

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    Comments

    1. Catherine @ Ten Thousand Hour Mama says

      May 27, 2016 at 7:14 am

      "Prepare to be trampled" - I consider myself warned! 🙂

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        May 27, 2016 at 8:49 am

        Glad you caught that! As always, thank you for your ongoing blogger support, Catherine.

        Reply
    2. mae says

      April 29, 2015 at 12:43 pm

      Those look way too good... and I have some too-liquidy organic peanut butter that needs to be used up. Well, perhaps I can resist.

      Reply
    3. Jenni says

      April 28, 2015 at 9:10 pm

      i don't know if there is a better combo out there than peanut butter and chocolate. These look amazing. I can see how they'd be a crowd pleaser!

      Reply
    4. Monica Louie says

      April 28, 2015 at 5:33 pm

      Oh my! These look like they'll be my new favorite dessert! I love, love, LOVE peanut butter and chocolate together!! Can't wait to try these!

      Reply
    5. Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily says

      April 28, 2015 at 4:50 pm

      my favorite candy bar!!!!! Making 2 batches (a secret, undercover batch just for me!)

      Reply
    6. Adi Edlen says

      April 28, 2015 at 2:06 pm

      Hahah I love the part about being trampled by teenagers - also, pregnant women I bet!

      Reply
    7. Pech says

      April 28, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      5 stars
      I was only partway through reading the post and was already trying to rationalize if I should make it for a friend's birthday this weekend and if I cut them into squares then they won't know that 1/4 of the pan didn't make it to the party. Then I realized maybe I should find out what desserts he likes, rather than scheming for an excuse for these. These really do look like a dessert drug!

      Reply
    8. Danielle says

      April 28, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      haha! Ah yes, the bizarre places I sometimes find myself in the name of a good food photo. These look perfect for a movie night, awards show party or just my typical Tuesday night (lol). Thanks for sharing, cheers!

      Reply
    9. Julie Esplin says

      April 28, 2015 at 11:21 am

      The story of how she got the recipe is equally as interesting. I believe she went into the cafiteria near the end of school her 6th grade year and asked for the recipe from the lunch ladies. This was of course back when they made things for school lunch from sctatch. Peanut butter bars were our favorite, so excited when we saw them on the menue, and it was just tastebud torture going all summer without them. Not to mention the terrible prospect of graduating elementary school and never having one again! - Kelly's sister (Thanks Big Sis)

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        April 29, 2015 at 9:07 am

        Thanks so much for sharing this, Julie! I wish I had had the forsight to ask our lunch ladies for their recipe for school pizza. (Sounds crazy, I know, but our school pizza was wonderful, and had a very distinct flavor profile that I cannot replicate. It was probably the government cheese.)

        Reply
    10. Kelly Nelson says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:40 am

      5 stars
      Thanks, Renee! Love the blog post. 🙂

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        April 29, 2015 at 9:08 am

        I so appreciate you sharing your recipe with us! Thanks again!!

        Reply
    11. kelsey says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:33 am

      yum! these look epic!

      Reply
    12. Create/Enjoy says

      April 28, 2015 at 7:24 am

      Wow, those do sound like an incredible treat! I actually think I would like the more cookie-like texture it looks like they have better than the candy, stuck-in-your-teeth kind of the original. There are several alternative, grain-free recipes like this that might be similar http://detoxinista.com/2012/10/healthier-homemade-butterfingers/, but some of them like this http://brittanyangell.com/homemade-butterfingers-veganglutendairysoycornrefined-sugar-free/ start to look too similar to the original ones!! I guess I'm biased, though, since I've been through 2 21-day sugar detoxes and my taste for serious "candy" has really declined (thank goodness). Totally impressed by your skills at making this kind of complicated recipe, though!

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        April 29, 2015 at 8:55 am

        This is really more of a peanut butter bar cookie than anything candy-like. Congrats on getting through your detox: it takes some serious dedication to completely eradicate it from your diet. I don't actually eat a lot of sugar myself, but this definitely hits the spot when I'm looking for a treat. It's a great crowd-pleaser, too. As for it being complicated, no - it really isn't hard at all. You can start them up and have them ready to serve in under an hour.

        Reply

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