Uncle Bill's Choco Bars
"A very nice dessert cookie type snack that young people just love. This recipe goes back many years and has been a family favorite."
photo by Bev I Am
- Ready In:
- 33mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 591.47 ml all-purpose flour
- 295.73 ml brown sugar, packed
- 2.46 ml salt
- 118.29 ml crunchy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 118.29 ml butter
- 118.29 ml golden shortening
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FROSTING
- 236.59 ml chocolate chips
- 118.29 ml butter
- 118.29 ml fine sweetened coconut
directions
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, salt and crunchy peanut butter.
- Add butter and shortening and using a pastry blender, blend until crumbly.
- In a small bowl, mix together egg and vanilla extract; whisk until smooth.
- Add egg/vanilla mixture to flour mixture and mix until incorporated.
- Press mixture into a 10" x 15" cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 15 minutes.
- FROSTING: In a 4 cup measure, add chocolate chips and microwave on medium-high for 2 minutes.
- Stir well and microwave on medium-high for another 1 minute.
- Remove and stir until chocolate is smooth.
- Add butter and coconut and stir until well combined.
- Spread over warm base.
- Let cool completely.
- Cut into squares.
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Reviews
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Very nice! I prepared the bottom layer in the food processor which worked out very well. Since I did not have any chunky peanut butter, I added a few roasted peanuts to the mix. Otherwise, I made as directed and also sprinkled with a little extra coconut for a wonderful treat! Thanks for another terrific recipe, Uncle Bill! -
Well, Uncle Bill, I have to say that along with all of your other recipes, this one is another winner I whipped this up today to take over to a friends house over the weekend, I like the idea of baking in a 10x15-in cookie sheet, as the baking time is much shorter and the bars don't turn out too overly dry. Since there is not alot of mixing involved, they came out with a wonderful light texture, and intense peanut butter flavor. I did use milk chocolate chips, for the topping and doubled the topping recipe, also, I added some mini chocolate chips to the batter. This is a wonderful bar recipe that I will make again soon... peanut butter and chocolate, how could it get any better LOL! thanks so much for posting....Kittencal:)
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
