Saturday, March 1, 2008

Dark Chocolate Peanut Candy Squares


1c. flour
3T. cocoa
1/4t. baking powder
1/4t. salt
2 sticks of butter (1c.) melted and cooled till tepid
4 oz. of unsweetened chocolate melts and cooled to tepid
4 eggs
2c. sugar
1 3/4 t. vanilla
9 oz a Rees miniature cups cut into 3rds
2/3 c. roasted peanuts
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9in. pan.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Then, mix eggs and sugar, add vanilla, melted chocolate, and butter. Add sifted dry ingredients. Mixing well. Fold in 1/2 of the Rees and peanuts. Pour into pan. Sprinkle with remaining Rees and peanuts. Bake for 33-38min. Or until set, don't stab with a knife to tell doneness! It should just look set and not jiggly. Cool completely.
Cut into 16 bars.
These are very rich in peanutty- chocolate goodness!