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      Title: Rocky Road Bars/crisco
 Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
      Yield: 1 servings
 
           Base:
    2/3 c  Golden crisco shortening
      4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
           -squares
      2 c  Granulated sugar
      4    Eggs
      1 ts Vanilla
  1 1/4 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
           Topping:
    1/4 c  Golden crisco shortening
      1 oz Unsweetened chocolate square
    1/3 c  Evaporated milk
    1/2 c  Granulated sugar
  1 3/4 c  Icing sugar
    1/2 ts Vanilla
    1/3 c  Creamy peanut butter
      1 c  Miniature marshmallows
 
  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch
  (3.5 L) pan with shortening. Set aside.
  2. For base, melt 2/3 cup (150 mL) Golden Crisco Shortening
  and 4 squares chocolate in large saucepan on low heat.
  Remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar.
  Add eggs one at a time. Stir quickly into hot mixture. Stir
  in one teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla.
  3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir gradually
  into chocolate mixture. Spread in baking pan.
  4. Bake at 350F (180C) for 30 minutes.
  5. For topping, start preparation 5 minutes before base is
  finished baking. Melt 1/4 cup (50 mL) Golden Crisco
  Shortening and 1 square chocolate in medium saucepan on
  very low heat. Add evaporated milk and 1/2 cup (125 mL)
  granulated sugar. Stir until well blended and sugar
  dissolves. Remove from heat.
  6. Beat in icing sugar and 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) vanilla.
  7. Drop peanut butter by small spoonfuls on top of hot
  chocolate mixture. Swirl through with tip of knife.
  8. Sprinkle marshmallows over hot baked base.
  9. Pour chocolate peanut butter topping over marshmallows.
  Cover pan immediately with foil. Cool. Cut into bars about
  2 x 1-1/2-inches (5 x 4 cm). Makes: 36 bars  Note: If
  topping becomes too firm to pour, reheat on low.
    TIP: Golden Crisco Shortening cookie recipes are most
  easily and quickly prepared with an electric mixer.
  However, all of our recipes may also be mixed by hand.
 
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