Salted Peanut Chews

Description:
If you are allergic to peanuts, stop now. If you aren’t proceed at your own risk. These things are deadly on the diet.

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
3 cups miniature marshmallows

Topping
2/3 cups corn syrup
¼ cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (12oz.) pkg. (2 cups) peanut butter chips
2 cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups salted peanuts


Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients except marshmallows at low speed until crumbly. Press firmly in bottom of ungreased 13X9-inch pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven and bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool while preparing topping.

In large saucepan, combine all topping ingredients except cereal and peanuts. Heat just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in cereal and peanuts. Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallows; spread to cover. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars.


Number Of Servings:36 bars