Peanut Butter Crunch Bars Try using your other favorite chips, such as dark or milk chocolate. are a perfect combination in the snack recipe that's always welcome in a lunch bag. 

Ingredients 

• 1 cup sugar

• 1⁄2 cup butter or margarine, softened

• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter

• 2 tablespoons milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 egg

• 11⁄2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour

• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

• 1⁄2 cup chopped honeyroasted peanuts

Method

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. 

2 Add milk, vanilla and egg; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Spread in pan.

3 Bake 19 to 24 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand 5 minutes.

4 Using metal spatula, spread softened chips to frost bars. Sprinkle with peanuts. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

1 Bar: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 3g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 95mg; Potassium 80mg; Total Carbohydrate 13g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 2g