Chocolate Goober Bars

Yield: 36 bars

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food cake mix*
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease bottom only of 13 x 9 inch pan.
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, brown sugar, peanut butter and butter at low speed until crumbly.
3. Add milk and egg. Stir until blended. Spread in prepared pan.
4. Sprinkle with peanuts; press nuts into mixture.
5. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until bars are set.
6. Cool completely; cut into bars.

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* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes.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.