CHOCOLATE - PEANUT BUTTER
BARS
Filling:
1-1/4
cups confectioners’ sugar
3/4 cups finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup
margarine/butter, melted
1-1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
Crust:
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cups firmly
packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cups margarine/butter, softened
2 egg yolks,
slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
1 pkg or about
300 gm/11 oz semisweet or milk chocolate chips
Filling: In medium bowl
combine confectioners’ sugar and pecans. Add
remaining ingredients and stir
until well blended. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
In large mixing
bowl, combine crust ingredients and beat at low speed until crumbly or use
pastry blender or fork.
Press crumbs into bottom of ungreased 13x9
inch/33x23 cm baking pan.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from oven and turn oven off.
Let crust cool 2 to 3 minutes. While
still warm, spread filling evenly over crust.
Sprinkle chocolate chips
over filling and return pan to warm oven for 2 minutes or until chocolate
has softened.
Remove from oven and spread chocolate evenly.
Cool on wire
rack.
Cut into bars.
Makes 3 dozen.
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