Ooey Gooey Squares of Yumminess

 

Ha!  Top that doozy of a name.  Seriously, though, these were about as easy as anything to make and pretty tasty.    I was still in a panna cotta coma, not really wanting to accept any other dessert but hubby really wasn't up to more milk.  :( 
So, I scrounged through the cupboard and came up with this.  Not too bad for about 5 minutes of work and 20 minutes of waiting, 30 if you actually save your tongue from 3rd degree burns and allow the caramel to cool out of the oven. 


Ingredients:
1 cup of brown sugar, divided in half
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups of ap flour
1/2 cup of butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350.

Blend flour and 1/2 cup of brown sugar in large bowl.  Add the peanut butter and once it is well incorporated into the dry mix, add the egg.  Press this mixture into a 8' X 8' pan. 

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and add brown sugar.  Bring to a full boil and boil for one minute.  Remove from heat, add pecans and vanilla and spread over flour mixture. 

Bake for 20 minutes, and remove from oven.  Sprinkle chips over hot mixture while cooling. Wait 10 minutes before cutting.  (You may have to hide the pan at this point!  But be careful, the caramel is HOT!)

Enjoy!   We certainly did and they are officially on the "make again" list!!