Easy Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the bottom and sides of a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Mix flour, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, milk, egg, vanilla extract, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Fold chocolate chips into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 minutes.