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CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER SQUARES

 

Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off Cookies and Bars
Bake-Off Contest 38, 1998
Barry Garcia, West Palm Beach
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Start To Finish: 2 hours 20 minutes
12 Bars


Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® Create 'n Bake™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies


Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, peanut butter and vanilla with spoon until well blended.

2. Cut cookie dough in half crosswise. In ungreased 8- or 9-inch square pan, break up half of the dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan.

3. Press peanut butter mixture evenly over dough. Crumble and sprinkle remaining half of dough over peanut butter mixture. Carefully spread as evenly as possible.

4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake 33 to 38 minutes.

Nutrition
1 Bar; Calories 430 (Calories from Fat 210); Total Fat 23g (Saturated Fat 5g; Trans Fat 1.5g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 270mg; Total Carbohydrate 45g (Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 32g); Protein 9g
% Daily Value: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 6%
Exchanges: 1/2 Starch, 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 High-Fat Meat, 3 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices: 3