Peanut Butter Gooey Easter Bars

(Courtesy of two-in-the-kitchen.com)

Ingredients:
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. peanut butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 1/4 c. flour
1 bag (10 oz.) springtime chocolate chips or regular chocolate chips, divided
3/4 c. sweetened condensed milk
1 c. Easter peanut butter M&Ms

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Foil and spray a 9x13 pan with baking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.  Mix in the peanut butter until blended.  Add the eggs, mixing one at a time.  Mix in the vanilla.

In a medium bowl, sift together the salt, baking powder, cinnamon and flour.  Add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture in 3 additions, mixing each time until blended.

Stir in the chocolate chips, reserving 1/2 c. for later.

Using half of the batter, drop several spoonfuls of the batter in the pan and spread and flatten evenly.  Evenly pour the condensed milk on top and sprinkle the remaining half cup of chocolate chips over that.  Using hands, flatten the remaining batter evenly over the top until the top is covered with dough.  Press the peanut butter M&M eggs all over the top of the dough.

Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the edges have slightly browned, the center no longer jiggles and a toothpick inserted comes out fairly clean.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least a half hour before slicing into it.  Slice and serve.

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