Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars I recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

444.3 calories
carbohydrate: 41.6 g
cholesterol: 45.5 mg
fat: 29.5 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 9.5 g
saturatedFat: 12.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 241.4 mg
sugar: 28.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

  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.

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

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

  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.

  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.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

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