Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars I

You can't go wrong when combining peanut butter and chocolate as this recipe does to get tasty bar cookies.

• Calories: 444 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups peanut butter
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅔ cup butter, softened
• ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
• ¾ cup chopped, unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

To make Pastry: Cream together 2/3 cup butter and brown sugar. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda until well blended.

Step 3

Separate the eggs and beat in the yolks. Add in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and mix well.

Step 4

Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Step 5

To make the Topping: In a medium bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, chopped peanuts, peanut butter, egg whites, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Melt 1/4 cup of butter or margarine and stir into mixture.

Step 6

Turn off oven and remove pan. Let cool for about 2 minutes. Spread topping over pastry. Sprinkle chocolate chips over topping and return to warm oven for 2 or 3 minutes. Spread chocolate over topping, like a frosting. Let cool before cutting.