Crunchy Surprise Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped peanuts
• 1/3 cup peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 ingredients with spoon.
• 2 stir in flour and one cup of the chocolate chips.
• 3 press dough into an ungreased 13x9x2 baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
• 5 while dough is baking, mix remaining chocolate chips, raisins, peanuts and peanut butter in a 2 quart sauce pan.
• 6 heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until chocolate chips are melted.
• 7 spread over crust in pan.
• 8 refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 9 cut into bars about 2"x1".