Peanut Butter Bars II Recipe

Directions

Ingredients :

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup light brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

½ cup unsalted butter

½ cup creamy peanut butter

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup chopped walnuts

1 (13 ounce) package miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, halved

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup unsalted butter

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Methods :

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl. Beat together sugars, 1/2 cup butter and peanut butter in a large bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture to blend. Fold in chopped nuts.

Step 3

Pour batter into prepared pan. Press the peanut butter cups lightly into the batter.

Step 4

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan.

Step 5

To Make Topping: Melt chocolate and 1/2 cup butter in a small bowl in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth. Drizzle the chocolate in pan. Cut into bars.