Decadent Peanut Butter Bars

By srumbel

Rich, decadent chocolate chip peanut butter bars, smothered in a creamy chocolate and peanut butter topping! If you love chocolate and peanut butter desserts, then this one has your name written all over it! Oh, and they are great for those holiday party platters.

from my-sweet-mission.com

Ingredients

• Ingredients for the Peanut Butter Bars:
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs, large
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup flour, unbleached or all-purpose
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• For the Chocolate Peanut Butter Topping:
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.In a large mixing bowl cream the peanut butter, butter and salt.
3.Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla extract and beat until creamy.
4.On low, add the flour and semi-sweet chocolate chips and blend just until the flour disappears.
5.Spread evenly in a 9" x 13" baking pan.
6.Place in a preheated 350 degree F oven and bake approximately 25 minutes, or until light golden brown around the edges.
7.Cool about 10 minutes.

For the Chocolate Peanut
Butter Topping:

1.Combine ingredients in a pan and melt over low heat just until blended.
2.Spread over slightly cooled bars.
3.Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts.
4.Cool completely before cutting into bars.