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Peanut Butter Patty Candy Bars

The popular Girl Scout cookie, Peanut Butter Patty, turned into a candy bar.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36 bars

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Shortbread Base

  • 350 grams flour
  • 150 grams sugar
  • 2 grams salt
  • 226 grams butter, cold and cut into cubes
  • 24 grams vanilla extract 2 tablespoons

Peanut Butter Cream

Chocolate for Dipping

  • 2 lbs tempered milk chocolate or candy melts

Instructions
 

Shortbread

  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • Prepare a 9 x 13" baking sheet pan with parchment paper
  • In the bowl of a 5 quart planetary mixer, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
  • Turn mixer on low and add in cubed butter.
  • Mix on medium until butter is combined. Add in vanilla.
  • Mix on medium until it resembles damp sand and holds together when you squeeze it in your hand.
  • Pour out on parchment paper. Spread it evenly.
  • Using another 9" x 13" sheet pan, press the shortbread crumb tightly down into the pan. Remove extra 9 x 13 sheet pan before baking.
  • Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Cool completely, about 3 hours.

Peanut Butter Cream

  • Prepare a 9 x 13" baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Combine peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl. Heat until fluid.
  • Add in powdered sugar. This is most easily done with a planetary mixer. Yes, it really will all go in.
  • Spread peanut butter cream on parchment paper.. This is messy and best done with clean hands. Once you get it in an even layer, wash your hands. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the peanut butter and smooth it out further.
  • Set the peanut butter layer aside while shortbread is cooling.

Combining the layers

  • Melt 200 grams of chocolate. Spread an even layer on top of the shortbread.
  • Place the peanut butter layer on top of the chocolate, lining up the edges to make sure it covers the shortbread.
  • If necessary, place the candy bar slab in the fridge to remove all heat from peanut butter and chocolate. You MUST allow the candy slab to come to room temperature before dipping it in chocolate.

Cut, Bottom, Dip

  • Cut bars into desired size. I cut mine into 1" x 3".
  • Melt chocolate (temper if necessary). Brush bottom of bar bottoming off before dipping in chocolate. Bottom the bar by dipping picking it up with your forefinger and thumb and dipping it halfway in the chocolate. Lightly scrap along a spatula to remove excess chocolate. Place on parchment paper.
  • After all bars are bottomed, run a knife along the sides of the bars to clean up lines.
  • Melt chocolate (temper if necessary). Fully dip bars in chocolate using a dipping fork. Place on parchment paper until chocolate is set.

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