Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Bacon Bars

CHOCOLATE TOPPED PEANUT BUTTER BACON BARS

1 pouch Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. maple-flavored syrup
1 egg
10 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray 9- or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg until soft dough forms. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon for garnish. Stir remaining bacon and peanuts into dough. Press evenly in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Return to oven; bake 1 minute. Immediately spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup bacon over chocolate. Cool completely, about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. Makes 16 bars.

*Betty Crocker