From the kitchen of Kim Billman, AJCA Director of Communications
Course Dessert
Keyword Bacon, Cake
Ingredients
1pouchBetty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix
⅓cupVegetable oil
2tbspMaple-flavored syrup
1Egg
10slicesBacon, crisply cooked, crumbled about ¾ cup
½cupChopped peanuts
1cupSemisweet chocolate chips6 oz
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9- or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg until soft dough forms. Stir ½ cup bacon and the peanuts into dough. Press evenly in pan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Return to oven; bake 1 minute longer. Immediately spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup bacon over chocolate. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.