Recipe - Peanut Butter M M Bars

2 One fourth cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
One half cup Margarine
One half cup Reduced fat margarine
1 One half cup Packed brown sugar
1 cup Reduced fat creamy peanut
butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 lg Eggs
1 pack Miniature M + M candies
One half cup Chocolate chips; melted

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray.

Sift together flour and baking powder; set aside. With an electric mixer at
high speed, cream margarines and brown sugar together well. Beat in the
peanut butter and vanilla; blend well. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Gradually add the flour mixture; mix until
blended. Fold in the miniature M + M 's.

Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until
the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool thoroughly on
a wire rack. Cut into bars. Drizzle melted chocolate over bars and
refrigerate just until chocolate is set. Store in airtight container.
Freezes well.

Adapted from: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Bars, A to Z Bar Cookies by Marie
Simmons p. 79 1994

Recipe by: LSS Collection

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #331 by Linda Shapiro lss@coconet.com on
Dec 21, 1997