Salted Peanut Chews

By: Bonny Frohlich
From: Desireé Johnson

Crust Ingredients:
1 ½ c. flour
⅔ c. brown sugar
2 egg yolks
½ c. margarine
½ t. baking powder
½ t. salt
1 t. vanilla

Crust Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients and press into a 9” x 13” greased pan.
Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.

Middle filling Ingredients:
12 oz. chocolate chips
3 c. miniature marshmallows

Middle Filling Directions:
Sprinkle on the chocolate chips and then marshmallows on top of the crust. Return the pan to the oven until the marshmallow puff. Remove from the oven and cool.

Topping Ingredients:
⅔ c. corn syrup
¼ c. margarine
2 t. vanilla
12 oz. peanut butter chips
2 c. rice crispies (cereal)
2 c. salted peanuts

Topping Directions:
In a saucepan heat the corn syrup, margarine, vanilla and peanut butter chips until it’s smooth, being sure to stir it constantly. Remove it from heat and stir in the rice crispies cereal and the peanuts. Immediately spread it over the marshmallow layer in the pan.