DELUXE CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW BARS

Deluxe Chocolate Marshmallow Bars image

Bar cookie with a thin cookie base, and a top layer made up of crisp rice cereal, peanut butter, and marshmallows.

Provided by Sandra

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Cookie Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

¾ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
½ cup chopped walnuts
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 ⅓ cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups crisp rice cereal

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter or margarine and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa; add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts if desired. Spread in a greased jelly roll pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over cake; return to oven for 2-3 minutes. Using a knife dipped in water, spread the melted marshmallows evenly over cake. Cool.
For topping, combine chocolate chips, 3 T. butter or margarine and peanut butter in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and well blended. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Spread over bars. Chill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.5 calories, Carbohydrate 47.2 g, Cholesterol 56.4 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 258.1 mg, Sugar 31.6 g