Blondie Bars! (good for the troops)

This is another recipe that is dedicated to our friend Dupont who is in Afghanistan. You will be getting these within a few weeks! Hope you like them!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter (replace with shortening flavored butter, the conversion will be on the box)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup extra chunky peanut butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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• Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rectangular pan with parchment paper (its not that big of a deal if you don't have the paper, just spray it with pam or rub with butter).

In a bowl combine the butter (or shortening) and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Mix in the vanilla and peanut butter until it is smooth. 

Mix together the flour and baking powder and then combine with the peanut butter mixture. 

Finally mix in the chocolate chips. 

(For those of you who enjoy cookie dough this is absolutely one of my favorites)

Spread the dough out flat in the pan. Place in the oven, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the tops of the bars look dry. Cool in the pan and then cut into squares.

This is another recipe that is awesome for shipping when using the shortening instead of the butter recipe.