Chocolate-peanut Butter Bar

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter (can use creamy, but the chunky adds texture to the bars)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease an 8-inch square baking dish. melt 1 cup chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat, blending well. beat sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl. blend in chocolate.
• 2 mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. add to chocolate mixture; mix well. stir in chunky peanut butter. pour into prepared pan. bake for 25 minutes.
• 3 melt remaining chips with 1 teaspoons oil, stirring continually, in a small saucepan over low heat; set aside. melt creamy peanut butter, stirring, in a small saucepan over low heat.
• 4 spread melted chocolate over baked layer. drizzle melted peanut butter over chocolate; swirl with tip of knife. chill until firm. cut into bars.