Crunchy Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars

I was going to make my favorite chewy chocolate chip bars whose recipe I found here on Zaar. But we ran out of brown sugar just as I took out the crust from the oven. I had a full bag of chocolate chips, and some peanut butter, so I combine them and made these! By the way, they look and taste fabulous with a little powdered sugar sprinkled over top of them!

• Ready In: 24 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 18
• Yields: 18 bars

Ingredients

• 1 (11 1/2ounce) bag  milk chocolate chips
• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 5  tablespoons butter
• 3  tablespoons peanut butter
• 3  teaspoons powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix butter, and brown sugar, then stir in flour.
3. Pat mixture into a 9 by 9 inch pan.
4. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
5. Melt chocolate chips for about 30 seconds; then add peanut butter and microwave for about 30-45 seconds.
6. Stir chocolate-peanut butter mixture until creamy.
7. Pour over crust and spread evenly.
8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional).
9. Cool in fridge for 1-1 1/2 hours.
10. Serve cold.