Rocky Road S'more Bars

New twist on the Rocky road. These bars are made with cereal added to the mix. Recipe from Pillsbury classic cookbooks Aug 2003. Time includes cooling time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 32
• Yields: 32 bars

Ingredients

• Base

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  egg yolks
• 3  cups miniature marshmallows
• 1  cup  milk chocolate chips

• topping

• 2⁄3 cup light corn syrup
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2  cups  milk chocolate chips
• 2  cups  Golden Grahams cereal
• 1  cup salted peanuts

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine all base ingredients except marshmallows and chocolate chips; beat at low speed until crumbly. Press mixture firmly in bottom of ungreased 13x9 pan.
3. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown.
4. Remove partially baked base from oven. Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows and 1 cup chocolate chips.
5. Return to oven; bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows just begin to puff. Remove from oven; cool while preparing topping.
6. In a large sauce pan, combine all topping ingredients except cereal and peanuts. Cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until margarine and chocolate chips are melted, stirring constantly. Stir in cereal and peanuts. Immediately spoon warm topping evenly over baked base; spread gently to cover. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Cut into bars.