Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

 

1

cup sugar

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2

cup peanut butter

2

tablespoons milk

1

teaspoon vanilla

1

egg

1 1/2

cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour

1/2

teaspoon baking soda

1/2

teaspoon salt

1

cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

1/2

cup chopped honey-roasted peanuts

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add milk, vanilla and egg; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Spread in pan.
• 2 Bake 19 to 24 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand 5 minutes.
• 3 Using metal spatula, spread softened chips to frost bars. Sprinkle with peanuts. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.