Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a medium-sized mixing bowl.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, stir flour with salt and baking powder.

Step 4

Add the flour mixture into the giant bowl to make the cookie dough.

Step 5

Chop up the peanut butter cups and fold them into the dough.

Step 6

Line your baking dish with parchment paper.  Drop dough onto the baking sheet and spread it out to fill the entire thing.

Step 7

Microwave the jar of hot fudge and pour it randomly on top of the cookie bars.  Use a toothpick to swirl the fudge around in the cookie dough.

Step 8

Bake cookie bars in the oven for 20 minutes.

Step 9

Remove from oven, let cool, and serve once they have reached room temperature.