{"id":3364,"date":"2014-07-10T13:18:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T18:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2014-07-10T13:18:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T18:18:12","slug":"summer-party-favorite-peanut-butter-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/summer-party-favorite-peanut-butter-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Party Favorite: Peanut Butter Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I have two parties to attend and was asked to bring a dessert.\u00a0 When it&#8217;s summer, I always fall back on my Grandma&#8217;s Peanut Butter Bars.\u00a0 This recipe was handed down to me years ago and has been a favorite ever since.\u00a0 People always ask me &#8220;Are you bringing your peanut butter bars?&#8221;\u00a0 I could probably make them in my sleep (although I&#8217;d rather not).\u00a0 I thought I&#8217;d share the recipe so you, too, can be the hit at your next Summer BBQ or get together.\u00a0 If you make them, let me know how everyone liked (or LOVED) them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/75648_977.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3365\" alt=\"75648_977\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/75648_977.jpg\" width=\"307\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/75648_977.jpg 307w, https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/75648_977-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Dorothy Congdon&#8217;s Peanut Butter Bars<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>3 c. graham cracker crumbs<\/p>\n<p>1 stick butter, melted<\/p>\n<p>2 c. powdered sugar<\/p>\n<p>18 oz. peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Frosting:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1 (12 oz) pkg. milk chocolate chips<\/p>\n<p>1 stick butter, melted<\/p>\n<p>Mix graham cracker crumbs, butter, powdered sugar and peanut butter in a bowl until moist.\u00a0 Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan.\u00a0 Heat butter and chocolate chips until melted.\u00a0 Pour on top and smooth with a knife.\u00a0 Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.\u00a0 Cut into squares and serve.\u00a0 *You can substitute margarine for butter and use semi-sweet chocolate chips if you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>xoxo<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/summer-party-favorite-peanut-butter-bars\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>This weekend I have two parties to attend and was asked to bring a dessert.\u00a0 When it&#8217;s summer, I always fall back on my Grandma&#8217;s Peanut Butter Bars.\u00a0 This recipe was handed down to me years ago and has been a favorite ever since.\u00a0 People<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[311,6,1],"tags":[559,558,557,434],"class_list":["post-3364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind-the-scenes","category-party_planning","category-studionotes","tag-dessert","tag-peanut-butter-bars","tag-sumer-party","tag-summer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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