Buckeye Bars

Yield: 36 bars

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box chocolate cake mix*
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for a glass dish).
2. In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil and egg; beat on medium speed until crumbly.
3. Stir in peanuts. Reserving 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture, press remainder on bottom of greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
4. In medium bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk with peanut butter until smooth; spread over prepared crust.
5. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until set.
7. Cool. Cut into bars.
8. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.