Breakfast Crunch Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 large egg, lighty beaten
• 6 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup rice krispies
• 6 ounces butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup rice krispies

Recipe

• 1 base:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flours, brown sugar, and salt. cut in butter and peanut butter with a pastry blender until it resembles coarse meal. mix in the egg. evenly press dough into a 10x15" baking pan.
• 4 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until it takes on a golden brown color and looks set. remove from the oven and set aside.
• 5 chocolate side:.
• 6 place chopped chocolate and peanut butter in a medium microwave safe bowl. melt in the microwave at half power, stirring often, until smooth. gently stir in rice krispies.
• 7 butterscotch side:.
• 8 place butterscotch chips and peanut butter in a medium microwave safe bowl. melt in the microwave at half power, stirring often, until smooth. gently stir in rice krispies.
• 9 spread chocolate mixture on 1/2 of the warm crust and then spread the butterscotch mixture on the other. this needs to be done before the crust cools - when you are spreading make sure to press down so everything adhears. let cool for several hours for the bars to set before cutting.