Chocolate Peanut Buddy Bars

Milk chocolate morsels inside peanut butter squares topped with more milk chocolate. What could be better?

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups (11.5-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Milk Chocolate Morsels - divided use

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
2. Beat peanut butter and butter in large mixer bowl until smooth.
3. Beat in sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
4. Stir in flour and salt.
5. Stir in 1 cup morsels.
6. Spread into ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
8. Sprinkle with remaining morsels. Let stand for 5 minutes or until morsels are shiny; spread evenly.
9. Cool completely in pan on wire rack before cutting into bars.

Makes 36 bars.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/36 of recipe): Calories: 150 Calories from Fat: 80 Total Fat: 9 g Saturated Fat: 3.5 g Cholesterol: 25 mg Sodium: 70 mg Carbohydrates: 17 g Dietary Fiber: .5 g Sugars: 13 g Protein: 3 g

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