Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup room temp butter
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter or 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter or 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups crushed corn flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, egg, butter, peanut butter, shortening, vanilla and salt, mixing well.
• 3 press into an ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile combine the melted chocolate chops and peanut butter in a medium bowl.
• 5 stir in corn flakes.
• 6 spread on top of the warm peanut butter bars and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts.
• 7 lightly press into the chocolate mixture.
• 8 cut into bars.