Recipe - Salted Peanut Chews

1 One half cup Allpurpose flour
2/3 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
One half cup Butter
2 Egg yolks
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
3 cup Miniature marshmallows
1 pack (10oz) peanut butter chips
(about 1Three fourths c)
2/3 cup Corn syrup
One fourth cup Butter
2 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Crisp rice cereal (such as
Rice Krispies, tm)
2 cup Salted peanuts

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, the One half cup
softened butter, the egg yolks, the 1 teaspoon vanilla, the baking powder,
baking soda and salt. Beat the mixture with an electric mixer on low speed
until crumbly.

Firmly press the mixture into the bottom of a 13x9x2inch baking pan. Bake
in the 350F oven for 1215 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the
oven.

Immediately sprinkle the marshmallows over the surface. Return to the oven
for 1 to 2 minutes more, or just until marshmallows begin to puff. Remove
from the oven; cool while preparing topping.

In a large saucepan, stir together the peanut butter chips, corn syrup, the
One fourth cup butter and the 2 teaspoons vanilla. Cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until the chips are melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove
from heat; stir in the rice cereal and peanuts. Immediately spread the
cereal mixture over the marshmallow layer.

Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours, or until firm. Cut into bars. Store in
a covered container.

Hints:

Line the pan with a piece of foil before pressing in the crumb mixture and
baking. Then, you can easily life out the bars to cut them.

If you don't have miniature marshmallows, measure three cups (5One fourth oz.)
cupup large marshmallows.

For less salty flavor, substitute 1 cup salted peanuts mixed with 1 cup
unsalted peanuts for the 2 cups salted peanuts in this recipe.

Source: Marcia Konen, The Flavor & Spice of Holy Cross Life/America's
BestLoved Community Recipes, compiled by Better Homes and Gardens Posted
to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #196 by "Peggy L. Makolondra"
pmakolon@mail.wiscnet.net on Aug 19, 1997