Peanut Chocolate Swirl Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed)
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup salted peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees f.
• 2 melt margarine in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat (3-5 minutes). remove from heat.
• 3 beat the eggs in a small bowl and "temper" them (continue beating) with some of the slightly cooled, (but still melted), margarine to avoid scrambling the eggs. pour the egg-margarine mixture back into the saucepan and add the sugar and vanilla.
• 4 after blending the previous ingredients, add the flour, baking powder and salt. mix well.
• 5 gently stir in the chocolate chips and the peanuts.
• 6 spread the mixture into an ungreased 9" x 13" baking pan. bake for 20-25 minutes, (do not overbake).
• 7 allow to cool completely and then cut into bars.