Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate and Bacon

Ingredients:

• 1 package peanut butter cookie mix
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 Tbsp. maple-flavored syrup
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• 1 egg
• 10 slices bacon, crisply cooked, and crumbled
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F and spray an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the cookie mix, oil, maple syrup, and egg until a soft dough forms.
3. Set aside 1/4 cup of the bacon for garnish.
4. Stir the remaining bacon and the peanuts into the dough and then press the dough evenly into the greased pan.
5. Bake for 25 minutes.
6. Remove from oven, sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top, and return it to the oven for 1 minute.
7. Remove it from the oven and immediately spread the chocolate out over the top and then sprinkle the 1/4 cup of bacon over the melted chocolate.
8. Cool completely or until chocolate is set, and then cut into squares of your desired size.
9. Keep any leftover bars in the refrigerator.

By Teresa L S. from Campbellsville, KY