Salted Peanut Chews
Annie Howell
ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- TOPPING:
- 2/3 cup corn or rice syrup
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 (10-oz) package peanut butter chips
- 2 cups crisp rice cereal
- 2 cups salted peanuts
directions
- 1
Heat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients except marshmallows at low speed until crumbly. Press firmly in bottom of ungreased 13x9" pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until light golden crust.
- 2
Remove crust from oven and immediately sprinkle with marshmallows.
- 3
Return to oven; bake an additional 1-2 minutes or until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool while preparing topping.
- 4
In a 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.
- 5
Refrigerate 45 minutes or until firm. Cut into bars.
notes
Use rice syrup found at natural food stores instead of corn syrup. These freeze well. Package a few at a time. Taste good cold from the freezer!
Source: Annie
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