Peanut Brittle Bars

Make a sweet cookie crust and top it with a quick version of a favorite peanut candy treat.

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ingredients 9
Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 1 hr 45 min

Ingredients

Crust

2: cups all-purpose flour

1: cup packed brown sugar

1: teaspoon baking soda

1/4: teaspoon salt

1: cup butter or margarine

Topping

2: cups salted peanuts

1: cup milk chocolate chips

1: jar (12.5 oz) caramel topping

3: tablespoons all-purpose flour

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. In large bowl, mix all base ingredients except butter. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until crumbly. Press mixture evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 8 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
2 Remove partially baked base from oven. Sprinkle peanuts and chocolate chips over warm base. In small bowl, mix caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour until well blended. Drizzle evenly over chocolate chips and peanuts.
3 Return to oven; bake 12 to 18 minutes longer or until topping is set and golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cut into bars.

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For easy removal from the pan, arrange the toppings to within 1/4-inch from the pan sides.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 70),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8g; 8%
(Saturated Fat 3g, 3% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 120mg; 120%;
Total Carbohydrate: 17g; 17%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 10g 10% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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LLMORAN

report Posted Nov. 3, 2011 5:22 PM

These were a hit in my house last night. Next time I will chop the peanuts. Shared the recipe with my Softball Mom friends.

Allie423

report Posted Dec. 14, 2010 11:29 AM

All I can say about these bars is YUM! I have been making these for about 10-12 years each Christmas and they are always a huge hit. I decided not to make them one year and I never heard the end of it! They are really easy to make and you will not be disappointed. I can't wait to make them this year so I can have a few.....

notmuchofacook

report Posted Mar. 8, 2010 7:48 PM

I decided to make a variety of bar cookies to for a reception I was putting on after a musical performance. The location of the reception had no refrigeration and water was not easily accessible. These bars were easy to make and traveled well however I was concerned about how sticky they were (I am not sure if I should had baked them a little longer.) I shouldn't have been concerned. I sent some home with my daughter and son. My daughter took them to work and within an hour she had requests for the recipe. My son called the next day and the first thing out of his mouth was how good they were. The 4 is only because they were sticky. I will try them again and bake them a little longer to see if that was the problem.