My favorite candy bar in the whole wide world is a "FRESH" Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. To get a fresh one, you can't just buy any ol' bar off the shelf. You have to do "the thumb test" to it first. Gently press your thumb (Do not open the candy bar. Do this through the wrapper.) into the center of the cup, and if it presses through a bit leaving a little indention, then it's fresh. If it doesn't move, then drop it and run! It will be hard and dry and no good. Totally not worth the $2,889,000 they charge these days for a figgin' candy bar. Anyway, since it's getting close to the holidays, I thought I would share with you my favorite peanut butter bar recipe. I swear these taste just like a Reese's Cup, but you have to use quality ingredients! If you buy the ol' generic brand ingredients, it's gonna taste like an ol' hard and dry candy bar. You get what you pay for here.
No Oven Peanut Butter Squares
1 Stick of REAL Salted Butter
2 Cups Powder Sugar
1 1/2 Cups NABISCO Graham Cracker Crumbs
1 Cup of SKIPPY or PETER PAN Peanut Butter
2 Melted Giant Size HERSHEY'S Chocolate Candy Bars
LINE a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan.
MELT Butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH until melted. Stir in sugar, crumbs and peanut butter. Mix well. (I use a hand mixer) Spread mixture into prepared pan. (I use my CLEAN WASHED hands for this. Spray a little Pam on them to help with the stickiness.)
MELT Chocolate bars in microwavable bowl on high until smooth, stirring after one minute or so. Cool Chocolate slightly, then pour over Peanut Butter mixture in pan. Cool. Cut partially through mixture to mark
squares. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set. Lift from pan, using foil handles. Cut all the way through mixture into squares.
ENJOY!!!!
