Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cup chocolate chunks

1. Pre-heat oven to 350

2. Mix brown sugar, sugar, butter and peanut butter

3. Add egg and vanilla - mix

4. Mix in baking soda, then flour (it will be getting very thick by now)

5. Stir in chunks

6. Press in the bottom of an 8 x 11 pan

7. Bake for 17 minutes

Notes: I almost don't want to post this because it's typically everyone's favorite at parties, and now everyone will know how ridiculously easy it is to make. From start to finish, including clean up, I can get it done in under half an hour. The original recipe (no idea where it's from since I've been making it since high school) calls for 5 more minutes of baking time and a 13 x 9 pan. I found that the smaller pan and "light" bake make them gooier and more wonderful. For something different, I've tried using white chocolate chips (okay), butterscotch chips (good), dark chocolate chips (good) and a mix of those (good.)