Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

Great bar cookie/brownies. These are a favorite at our family summer picnics!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  chocolate cake mix
• 1⁄3 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  egg
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the cake mix, oil and egg until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup for topping.
2. Firmly press remaining mixture into a greased 13" x 9" baking pan; set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine the milk, chocolate, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Spread over crust.
4. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
5. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until brownies pull away from the pan.
6. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 24 bars.
7. Note: You can use 3/4 cup of peanut butter for more peanut butter flavor or try adding peanut butter chips to the batter.
8. For a finer topping I put the 1 cup of reserved cake mix toping in my food processer for a few seconds before sprinkling on the top of the batter.