Bake-Me-Not Peanut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. peanuts
1 c. water
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sugar

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, flour and vanilla.
Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
In a saucepan, cook sugar and water over medium heat to hard boil stage (250\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Pour slowly over butter/flour mixture.
Beat until thickened and well blended.
Add peanuts and pour into buttered 9-inch square pan.
Cool and cut into bars. (Looks and tastes a lot like peanut butter fudge, but these really are cookies.)