One of my favorite sweet treats from my grade school days were Gold bars. They're just like Reece's peanut butter cup but they're square! A friend of mine shared the recipe with me a few years ago and now I decided to share it with you.
Ingredients: 3-4 graham crackers crushed (don't crush them into powder make sure you leave some pieces in there) 1 cup powdered sugar 2 cups peanut butter (I used smooth) ½ cup brown sugar ½ a stick of butter 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Optional: 1 tsp of vanilla extract (It's optional because I'm my first batch, I used it and in my second I forgot.) In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the peanut butter, the brown sugar, and the butter until the butters melt. Mine took about two minutes. Pour the peanut butter mixture along with the powdered sugar into the mixing bowl with the graham crackers. (If you chose to use vanilla extract you would pour it into the bowl at this time.) Mix the contents of the bowl thoroughly. Once the mixture is the consistency of cookie dough, put it into a 9x9 baking dish. Push down the dough so it is evenly spread throughout the dish. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. Every 30 seconds stir the chips to ensure they melt properly. Once they are melted pour the chocolate on top of the peanut butter dough and spread evenly. Refrigerate for 2 hours. After 2 hours, remove them from the refrigerator and cut at room temperature. Make sure you let your gold bars get to room temperature before cutting them. It will make your life that much easier! My first batch came out like Mazapan. They tasted delicious but they were crumbly. My next two batches were perfect! They had a better consistency and reminded me of my childhood. If you're a peanut butter lover I highly recommend you try these. As usual, if you try them, let me know how they come out!
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