Peanut Brittle Bars

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup salted peanuts or 1 cup chopped salted cashews
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 mix first 3 ingredients until creamy.
• 2 mix in next 2 ingredients.
• 3 (mixture will form clumps).
• 4 stir in peanuts and chocolate chips.
• 5 press dough onto an ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 6 bake for 15 to 25 minutes at 375°f or until edges are golden brown.
• 7 -=or=-.
• 8 press dough into nonstick baking pan.
• 9 bake for 23 to 28 minutes at 350°f, or until edges are golden brown.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 stir together peanut butter and powdered sugar.
• 12 add hot water until it is the right consistency for drizzling, and drizzle it over the cooled bars.
• 13 cut into bars or break into irregular pieces before serving.