Dream Bars
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 20 Min
Serves 4 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- 1/2 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 C. crunchy peanut butter
- 1/2 C. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 C. light corn syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 C. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- 1/4 C. milk
- 2 C. 100% natural oats, honey and raisins cereal
- 2(12 oz. pkg.) miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 C. chocolate covered toffee-candy chips
- 1 C. milk chocolate covered peanuts
- 1/3 C. chopped walnuts
Directions
- HEAT oven to 350ºF. Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- COMBINE shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar and corn syrup in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
- COMBINE flour and baking powder in medium bowl; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture at medium speed. Stir in cereal, 1 C. chocolate chips, chocolate covered toffee-candy chips and chocolate covered nuts with spoon.
- SPREAD in prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
- REMOVE pan from oven. Sprinkle remaining 1 C. chocolate chips over top immediately. Move pan to cooling rack. Let stand about 3 minutes or until chips become shiny and soft. Spread over top. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Cool completely. Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars.
