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 caloriescarbohydrate: 41.6 gcholesterol: 45.5 mgfat: 29.5 gfiber: 3.2 gprotein: 9.5 gsaturatedFat: 12.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 241.4 mgsugar: 28.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars I
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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.
Separate the eggs and beat in the yolks. Add in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and mix well.
Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
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.
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.