Crunchy Surprise Bars

Submitted by Denise in NH

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 48-54 bars

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped peanuts
• 1⁄3 cup peanut butter

directions

1. Mix first 5 ingredients with spoon.
2. Stir in flour and one cup of the chocolate chips.
3. Press dough into an ungreased 13x9x2 baking pan.
4. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
5. While dough is baking, mix remaining chocolate chips, raisins, peanuts and peanut butter in a 2 quart sauce pan.
6. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until chocolate chips are melted.
7. Spread over crust in pan.
8. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
9. cut into bars about 2"x1".