Smoothly Satisfying Baking with SKIPPY Peanut Butter

<Contributed post> Baking together is a pastime that both parents and children enjoy – especially tasting the end result! If you’re looking for the perfect creamy ingredient for making delicious goodies together, look no further than smooth, creamy and delicious SKIPPY® Peanut Butter.

SKIPPY® Peanut Butter is ideal for making cupcakes, brownies, cookies and other home-made baked delights. The whole household can enjoy the delicious taste and texture of creamy and dreamy SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, with the satisfaction of sharing treats they’ve made with their very own hands.

Here’s some quick and easy peanutty treat recipes to enjoy making together and eating in and out of the home:

SKIPPY® Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

Is it a cookie? Is it a bar? It’s actually both! With the winning combination of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter and chocolate chips you know these treats will be an instant hit.

INGREDIENTS

340g jar SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Extra Smooth

60g butter, softened

2 large eggs

80ml water

515g sponge cake mix

340g plain chocolate chips

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Lightly grease a 33cm x 23cm tray bake tin.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the SKIPPY® peanut butter. Butter, eggs and water with an electric mixer on a medium speed until blended. Add cake mix; beat well. Fold in the chocolate chips; press into the tin.
3. Bake the bars for 30 minutes or until golden. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares to serve.

SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Chocolate Drop Cookies

Drop a batch of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Chocolate Drop Cookies right into your friend’s house right now!

INGREDIENTS

340g jar SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Extra Creamy

215g porridge oats

195g plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

200g butter

200g caster sugar

220g light brown sugar

2 large eggs

10ml vanilla extract

Chocolate Drops c. 72

METHOD

1. Heat oven to 175°C.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt; mix well.
3. In a large bowl, beat together the SKIPPY® peanut butter and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the caster and brown sugars, eggs and vanilla until blended. Beat in the flour mixture just until blended.
4. On ungreased baking trays, drop the dough by rounded spoonfuls 5cm apart. Bake for 13 minutes or until golden. Immediately press a chocolate firmly in the centre of each cookie. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

Tired of plain old boring cereal bars? Add peanut butter for a new spin on snacking to share with friends and family

INGREDIENTS

340g jar SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Extra Smooth

105g crispy rice cereal

100g sugar

120ml golden syrup

METHOD

1. Line a 20cm or 22.5cm square tray bake tin with cling film.
2. Pour the cereal into a large bowl.
3. In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar and golden syrup to the boil over a medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from the heat.
4. Stir the SKIPPY® peanut butter into the syrup mixture until smooth. Pour over the cereal, stir to coat. Press evenly into the tin.
5. Let the treats cool for 15 minutes on a chopping board, then remove from the tin. Remove the cling film. Cut into squares to serve.

SKIPPY® Peanut Butter (RRP £2.40 per 340g jar) is available in Smooth and Extra Crunchy varieties, which are currently available in major supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Costco and Ocado.

For more information and recipes visit www.peanutbutter.uk.com