Hershey's Chewy Peanut Bars

I love baking, though I'm not a baker. This recipe was adopted by me February 2005. It's from Hershey's Kitchens - how could it not be delicious?

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  cocoa
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar, Packed
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 2  large eggs, slightly beaten
• 10  ounces  peanut butter chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1  cup coconut flakes, Sweetened

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and grease 13x9 baking pan.
2. In a large bowl stir together the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. Add butter; cut in with pastry blender or with hands until mixture is well blended, resembling coarse crumbs.
4. Add eggs; mix well.
5. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, pressing firmly onto bottom of pan.
6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture is set. Remove from oven; sprinkle peanut butter chips on top.
7. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over chips; top with coconut. Return to oven; bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
8. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
9. Cut into 24 bars.
10. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.