Peanut Butter Bars Ii

Name: Peanut Butter Bars Ii
Ingredients: 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup light brown sugar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 (13 ounce) package miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, halved; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 (13 ounce) package miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, halved
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl. Beat together sugars, 1/2 cup butter and peanut butter in a large bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture to blend. Fold in chopped nuts.
3

Pour batter into prepared pan. Press the peanut butter cups lightly into the batter.
4

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan.
5

To Make Topping: Melt chocolate and 1/2 cup butter in a small bowl in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth. Drizzle the chocolate in pan. Cut into bars.