Think peanut butter and chocolate only works with milk or dark chocolate? Think again. These White Chocolate Nutter Butter Magic Bars are a delightful twist: sweet white chocolate paired with creamy peanut butter in a soft, chewy bar that balances sweet and salty perfectly.
I’ll admit I’m picky about some popular treats—Oreos, pumpkin spice, carrot cake, and the classic chocolate-and-peanut-butter combo aren’t always my favorites. But these bars changed my mind. Choosing white chocolate instead of semi-sweet or dark let the peanut butter shine without the chocolate overwhelming it. White chocolate adds a mellower sweetness that makes these bars truly irresistible.
Why I Love Magic Bars
Magic bars go by several names—Hello Dolly bars or seven-layer bars—but they don’t always need seven distinct layers. For this recipe I use a cake mix shortcut base, which creates a sturdier foundation for generous toppings. Traditional graham cracker crusts can be too fragile when loaded with cookies, chips, and chopped candies. The cake mix base yields a soft, chewy texture that supports all the mix-ins and holds up well after baking.
White Chocolate Nutter Butter Magic Bars
These bars celebrate white chocolate and peanut butter in several forms. They combine white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped Nutter Butter cookies (I used the bite-sized Nutter Butter bites and halved them), and chopped white chocolate Reese’s peanut butter cups. Topped with sweetened condensed milk, the result is gooey, rich, and satisfying.
Sweet, salty, soft, and chewy—these White Chocolate Nutter Butter Magic Bars are an easy crowd-pleaser that’s hard to resist.
White Chocolate Nutter Butter Magic Bars
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42 mins
Ingredients
- One box yellow cake mix do NOT prepare the cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 10.5 oz bag (“Share” size) Reese’s white chocolate PB cups, roughly chopped
- 2 cups roughly chopped Nutter Butter cookies I used Nutter Butter bites and halved them
- 14 oz (1 small can) sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 light metal baking pan with foil, allowing the foil to extend over the edges. Spray the foil generously with cooking spray and set aside.
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In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix, egg, and melted butter until a soft dough forms. Press the dough into the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake for 12 minutes, until just barely set. Remove from the oven but keep the oven on.
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Immediately scatter the white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped white chocolate Reese’s PB cups, and chopped Nutter Butter cookies evenly over the crust. Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top. Return to the oven and bake 18–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the edges are bubbly.
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Cool completely, about 2 hours, until fully set before lifting from the pan and cutting into bars.
I love the combination of sweet white chocolate and creamy peanut butter—it’s a winning pair in these bars.
Have a super sweet day!
xo, Hayley