Deluxe Chocolate Marshmallow Bars

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 4 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups crisp rice cereal

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy. combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa; add to creamed mixture.
• 2 stir in nuts if desired.
• 3 spread in a greased 15 inch by 10 inch by 1 inch baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350°f for 15-18 minutes.
• 5 sprinkle marshmallows evenly over cake; return to oven for 2-3 minutes.
• 6 using a knife dipped in water, spread the melted marshmallows evenly over cake.
• 7 cool.
• 8 for topping, combine chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter in a small saucepan. cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and well blended. remove from heat; stir in cereal.
• 9 spread over bars. chill.