#1644 - Peanut Butter Nut Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup softened butter
2 cups white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
4 squares Baker's unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups chopped peanuts
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 cup Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bits
1 cup Jif peanut butter
1 cup Rice Krispies cereal

In a mixer add butter, white sugar, eggs and vanilla--beat. Melt the baking chocolate according to box directions. Remove bowl from mixer--add melted baking chocolate and peanuts--stir just until mixed. Add flour--stir just until mixed. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven--add mini marshmallows all over the top--return to oven until marshmallows melt. Remove from oven. Melt the chocolate chips according to bag directions--add peanut butter to melted chocolate--stir until smooth. Add rice krispies to peanut butter mixture--stir. Wait 10 minutes, then spread the peanut butter mixture on top of the marshmallow topping. Cool completely. Cut into squares or bars.