Scotchy Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening (or 3/8 cup butter & 3/8 cup shortening)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup chow mein noodles, coarsely crushed or 1 cup crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz)

Recipe

• 1 combine first 6 ingredients; beat well.
• 2 blend in flour, and press mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 15x10" pan.
• 3 bake at 350f (360 at high altitude) for 15-20 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• 4 bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil.
• 5 stir in remaining crunch topping ingredients, and spread immediately on hot bars.
• 6 sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• 7 place in hot oven 2-3 minutes to soften chocolate and spread to frost.