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Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars

Saturday Jan 12, 2008
  • 3 cups peanut butter crunch cereal, crushed to 1 ½ cups
  • 1 ½ C quick cooking oats
  • ¾ C packed brown sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ C (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 1/3 C corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 C peanut butter
  • 2 T powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 13″ x 9″ baking dish. In large bowl, combine cereal, oats, sugar, salt and margarine. Add corn syrup and vanilla; stir until mixed. Press mixture into prepared dish. Bake 13 to 15 minutes until bubbly. Cook in pan on wire rack.

Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and powdered sugar in small saucepan, stirring until smooth. Spread over cereal layer. Chill 30 minutes or until set. Cut into bars and store in airtight container. Makes 48 little squares, or 24 generous ones.

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