No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

Tasty peanut butter and corn flake bars with a nice chocolate and butterscotch topping. From TOH's Weeknight Cooking Made Easy 2005.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup light corn syrup
• 1 1⁄2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 6  cups  Special K cereal
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  cup  butterscotch chips

Directions

1. Bring the sugar and corn sryup to a boil in a dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously until sugar is dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until combined.
4. Add cereal and mix well.
5. Press mixture into an ungreased 13" X 9" pan using a metal spatula.
6. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips - stir until smooth.
7. Spread over cereal mixture and refrigerate until set.
8. Cut into bars.