Copycat Tagalong Bars Recipe
If you’re a girl scout cookie lover, these Tagalong Bars were made just for you! With a shortbread cookie base cooked to perfection, soft fluffy peanut butter, and topped with a delicious milk chocolate layer, they taste just like the real deal.
Serving9
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1¼ cup flour
- ⅔ cup butter, (softened but not melted)
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ teaspoon milk
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, mix together sugar and flour, and cut the 2/3 cup butter in with a butter knife. Keep cutting it in the mixture until it has formed evenly-sized crumbs.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of the 9 x 9 inch pan, and bake for 20 minutes - until the edges start to turn a golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let it cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, mix together peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk.
- Spread over the top of the cooled shortbread mixture (it may be kind of thick, so you may have to flatten it with your fingers).
- In a microwave safe bowl, mix together the chocolate chips and vegetable oil. Microwave for 1 minute, and then remove and stir. Continue to microwave the chocolate mixture in 15 second intervals until it is completely smooth.
- Pour chocolate over top the peanut butter layer and let it cool.
- Once the chocolate has hardened, cut into squares with a warm knife (that will give them a cleaner cut).
Notes
- The trick to getting chocolate to set up but still be soft enough to cut, is a little bit of vegetable oil. This will keep your chocolate soft, not quite as crumbly, and so smooth on top of your dessert.
Nutrition
Calories: 535 kcal · Carbohydrates: 48 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 36 g · Saturated Fat: 17 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 44 mg · Sodium: 262 mg · Potassium: 210 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 30 g · Vitamin A: 422 IU · Calcium: 20 mg · Iron: 1 mg