These peanut butter Tagalong bars are like your favorite girl scout cookies, but even better… because now they’re bars instead of cookies!
Buttery shortbread crust
Creamy peanut butter filling
Smooth chocolate coating
These impossible-to-resist homemade peanut butter Tagalong bars can be flourless, vegan, oil free, gluten free, and even keto friendly.
Also try this Oil Free Chocolate Cake
They’re perfect for peanut butter and chocolate lovers.
I consider them the “lazy girl” version of my Healthy Girl Scout Cookie Tagalongs, because they are now even easier to make – no rolling out the dough, no cutting into circles, and no need to spread peanut butter onto each individual cookie.
In other words, less work and more enjoyment, so pretty much a win all around. I’ve also cut out all of the oil from the original cookie recipe, to make them even healthier.
For Keto Tagalong Bars:
Use the keto-friendly options listed for each ingredient: almond butter, stevia, and sugar free chocolate chips.
For Nut Free Tagalong Bars:
Use a nut-free spread such as sunflower butter in place of the nut butter.
Use your favorite sugar cookie recipe (or this recipe for Vegan Sugar Cookies) as a crust instead of the almond flour.
Peanut Butter Tagalong Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour (nut-free version listed above)
- just over 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- pinch uncut stevia OR 5 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup or honey
- Only if using stevia version, add 5 1/2 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup peanut butter OR allergy-friendly sub, thinned out with milk of choice until spreadable
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, or sugar free chocolate chips
- optional 1-2 tsp oil, for smoother chocolate sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment, and set aside. In a measuring bowl, stir together the almond meal, salt, baking soda, vanilla, and sweetener (and water, if using) to form a dough. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan, and use a second sheet of parchment to smush the dough out evenly, pressing down again and again until it covers the bottom of the pan. Bake 12 minutes on the center rack, then let cool at least 20 minutes before either frosting right in the pan or removing from the pan and then frosting with the peanut butter. Carefully melt the chocolate. (I like to include the oil for smoother sauce that's easier to spread.) Spread on top of the peanut butter layer. Chill to set.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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I made these for small group last week and they were gone! Amazing
Oh, Katie..why do you do this to me. hahaha..too many treats, too little time!!
I’ve never tried the original version as we don’t have Girl Scout cookies over here, but OMG these are addictive! So few ingredients and so easy to make, love it.
Made them, they’re easy, they’re awesome. Thank you!
These are amazing!!! I’m not sure if my dough cooked all the way. It’s almost a raw texture- very moist and not like a baked cookie. What is the texture supposed to be like, should it be dry and crumbly?
Thank you, they are delicious!
Definitely not dry, but also not like cookie dough. Maybe bake just a little longer next time? They should be chewy 🙂
These look amazing! Can pb2 or pb fit be substituted for the peanut butter?
I’m pretty sure it can! =D just experiment how much pb2 powder you need to make the right amount of peanut butter
How long would you cook it for if it was doubled and put in a 9×13? Thanks!
Maybe 30 minutes? just experiment, I’m sure it’ll work =)
Can these still work in a different sized pan? Like a 9X13 or?
I’d double any 8×8 recipe to do a 9×13. You might have to change the baking time too. Be sure to report back if you experiment!
HEY!!! MERRY LATE CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Also I hope that your New Year is going to be BLESSED.
I prefer THM Gentle Sweet, so any idea what the equivalent is to a “pinch uncut stevia”? Thanks.