Chocolate-Topped Peanut Butter-Bacon Bars

By moddie2bert

Ingredients

• 1 pouch Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup
• 1 egg
• 10 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (about 3/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9 or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg until soft dough forms. Reserve ¼ cup bacon for garnish. Stir remaining bacon and peanuts into dough. Press evenly in pan. Bake 20 to 25 mintues or until golden brown. Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Return to oven; bake 1 minute. Immediately spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle reserved ¼ cup bacon over chocolate. Cool completely, about 1 hour or until chocolate is set, before cutting. Enjoy!