Sweet Marie Bars

I got this recipe from Better Safe Than Sorry. It is laughably easy to make ― a no-bake holiday treat. I made them yesterday. They are delicious, too.


SWEET MARIE BARS

½ cup brown sugar
½ cup corn syrup
½ cup peanut butter
1 tbsp. melted butter/margarine
2 cups rice krispies
¼ cup semi sweet chocolate

Combine first five ingredients in bowl, mixing well. Press into an 8 x 8 inch pan. Ice with semi sweet chocolate. Cut into squares.

A few tips:
Use fresh brown sugar. (I had some old stuff and it ended up making a few crystallized lumps when it mixed with the corn syrup.)

Refrigerating before cutting into squares makes it a bit easier to get them in a container for freezing.

For the icing, use more chocolate than the recipe states. I like a thicker layer, plus a lot of chocolate gets left behind in whatever you melt it in. Go for one-third to one-half cup for good coverage.