Scotchy Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
1 15x10" pan
- Serves:
- 60
ingredients
-
Bars
- 3⁄4 cup shortening (or 3/8 cup butter & 3/8 cup shortening)
- 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups flour
-
Peanut Crunch Topping
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup chow mein noodles, coarsely crushed or 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz)
directions
- Combine first 6 ingredients; beat well.
- Blend in flour, and press mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 15x10" pan.
- Bake at 350F (360 at high altitude) for 15-20 minutes, or until light golden brown.
- Bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil.
- Stir in remaining crunch topping ingredients, and spread immediately on hot bars.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Place in hot oven 2-3 minutes to soften chocolate and spread to frost.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
littleturtle
United States