Peanut Butter Squares (Good)

By KLC_Ironstone

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins OR 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg
• 8 oz. package vanilla wafers, crushed
• 3 tbsp. peanut butter
• 2 tbsp. cream
• 1 tbsp. butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Details

Servings 49

Preparation

Step 1

Combine butter, peanut butter, sugar and egg in heavy saucepan. Set over moderate heat and cook, stirring constantly, until boiling. Boil hard 1 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Stir in the vanilla wafers, nuts and raisins/coconut and spoon into buttered 8" x 8" pan. Press down firmly with buttered hand.

Ice with peanut butter icing and cut into small squares to serve.

Icing:
Blend all ingredients using enough cream to make an icing of spreading consistency.

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