"CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BARS"

1/2 cup butter or marg., softened
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg (room temp.)
1 tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 pkg. chocolate chips (12 oz)
1/2 cup salted peanuts chopped

Beat together butter, peanut butter and brown sugar. Beat in the egg, water then vanilla,
in separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Mix well.  Stir in 1/2 of the chocolate chips. Put into greased 9x13" baking pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes at 375* (until toothpick inserted comes out clean)
Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over top and whe melted spread over top. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Let cool then cut into bars.
 
 
 

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