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Nut Goody Bars

Name: Nut Goody Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 cups (12 ounces) chocolate chips; 2 cups (12 ounces) butterscotch chips; 1 jar (18 ounces) creamy peanut butter; 1 jar (24 ounces) dry roasted peanuts; 1 package (2 pounds) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or maple flavoring; 1 cup butter, cubed; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix

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Prep: 30 min. + chilling

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12 dozen

My mother passed this delicious recipe down to me—we both love to cook. One nice thing about it is that it makes so much you don't need to make a double batch!

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Ingredients

2 cups (12 ounces) chocolate chips
2 cups (12 ounces) butterscotch chips
1 jar (18 ounces) creamy peanut butter
1 jar (24 ounces) dry roasted peanuts
1 package (2 pounds) confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or maple flavoring
1 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix

Directions

In a large saucepan, melt chocolate and butterscotch chips with peanut butter over low heat. Spread half in a greased 15x10x1-in. pan; chill until firm. Stir in peanuts into remaining melted mixture and set aside. Place sugar and vanilla or maple flavoring in a large bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine butter, milk and pudding mix; bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Add to bowl and beat until smooth; spread over chilled layer in pan. Chill until firm. Cover with reserved peanut/chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until serving. Cut into bars.

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