Chocolate Peanut Buddy Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. crunchy peanut butter
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. margarine, softened
3 eggs
1 c. flour
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

Preparation

Beat peanut butter and margarine until smooth.
Add sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Beat until creamy.
Mix in flour and salt. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.
Spread in an ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Immediately sprinkle baked dough with remaining chocolate chips. Let stand about 5 minutes until chips become shiny and soft. Spread the chocolate morsels with a knife as you would frosting. Cool completely and cut into bars.
Freezes well.