Peanut Butter Bacon Bars

Ingredients:
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 - 1/4 lb. Marie's Chocolate Covered Bacon crumbled, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, divided
- 1 cup Marie's Dark Chocolate Buttons and/or Marie's Milk Chocolate Wafers
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8x8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until creamy. Beat in peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup crumbled bacon and 1/3 cup peanuts. Spread into prepared baking dish.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Dark Chocolate Buttons and/or Milk Chocolate Wafers. Return to oven and bake for 1 additional minute.
- Immediately spread the melted chocolate over top. Sprinkle with the remaining bacon and peanuts. Let cool completely, then cut into squares and ENJOY!
Recipe & photo adapted from mrfood.com