Chocolate-peanut Butter Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup salted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 grease a square baking pan (8 x 8).
• 3 mix crisco, peanut butter, both sugars and egg thoroughly. (spray cooking spray in your measuring cups before you add crisco and peanut butter for an easier clean up).
• 4 stir in water, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. add in half of the chocolate chips.
• 5 spread in pan.
• 6 bake about 20 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and immediately sprinkle remaining 6 oz. chocolate chips over top. cover with a cookie sheet so that they melt.
• 8 spread softened morsels over the top. sprinkle with peanuts.
• 9 refrigerate several hours.
• 10 remove from refrigerator and let sit about 15 minutes.
• 11 cut into 2x1" bars.