Instructions:

Surprise Bars

My mom used to make this all the time, mainly for Christmas, and I used to eat the majority of them before anyone else could. LOL

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup raisins
1 egg yolk
1 cup soft butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
12 ounces chocolate chips
1/4 cup molasses
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 cup peanuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix sugar, butter, molasses, egg yolk and vanilla extract with spoon. Stir in flour and 1 cup chocolate chips. Press dough in ungreased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes.

Mix remaining chocolate chips, raisins, peanuts and peanut butter in 2-quart pan on medium heat, stirring constantly until chips are melted. Spread over crust in pan. Refrigerate 2 hours.

Cut into bars and enjoy.