Old Fashioned Peanut Squares

🧂 Ingredients

• 1½ cups All purpose flour
• ¾ cups Butter – unsalted, room temperature
• ¾ cups Brown sugar
• 6 ounces Butterscotch chips
• ¼ cups Maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons Water
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 2 cups Peanuts (chopped or left whole)

Instructions

• 1 Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C). Line a 9 inch square pan with parchment paper.
• 2 In a medium bowl mix together the flour, butter and brown sugar. Press the mix
  into the pan and bake for 10 minutes. Take the pan out of the oven and let the
  shortbread crust cool for about 10 minutes.
• 3 In another medium bowl add the chips, maple syrup and oil and melt everything
  together on a bain-marie.
• 4 Add peanuts to the melted mixture (chop the peanuts if you prefer smaller
  pieces) and pour it over the base. Bake for 6 minutes. Let it cool, freeze for
  at least 30 minutes before cutting into squares and serve. Enjoy!

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