Homemade Tagalong Bars
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Recipe type: Cookie Bar
Cuisine: Dessert
 
These knock off Tagalong bars will help curb your girl scout cookie craving until they are available!
Ingredients
  • Shortbread Crust
  • ½ cup butter, very soft
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Peanut Butter Filling
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 heaping cup creamy peanut butter (I used Skippy creamy natural and it worked fine)
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Chocolate Layer
  • 1 heaping cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1 tsp butter
  • Sea salt, if desired
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper
  3. Shortbread Crust:
  4. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, until a crumbly mixture forms.
  5. Turn mixture out into pan and using your fingertips, pack the crumbs to form an even, smooth crust l Pierce crust with a fork in a dozen places so steam can escape while it bakes.
  6. Bake for 13 minutes, or until crust is set.
  7. While crust bakes, prepare the filling
  8. Peanut Butter Filling:
  9. Add the butter to a medium microwave-safe bowl and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until smooth.
  10. Spread filling over baked crust using a spatula,
  11. Crust does not have to be cool, it's heat will help with the spreading
  12. Chocolate Layer:
  13. Add the ingredients to a medium bowl and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute.
  14. Stir until smooth and creamy
  15. Pour chocolate over pb layer and shake the pan to chocolate slide and cover peanut butter layer.
  16. Smooth it with a spatula if desired.
  17. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  18. Place pan in the refrigerator and chill for at least 3 hours.
  19. Slice and serve.
  20. Store leftovers in the refrigerator
Recipe by Girl and Her Kitchen at http://www.girlandherkitchen.com/2017/12/homemade-tagalong-bars.html