Moose Tracks Bar Cookies & Ice Cream Sundae (Simple to make!)

                               Moose Track Bar Cookies are a chewy, 

                                   fudgy. delicious Family favorite!                      

Ingredients:

1 cup butter (at room temperature)

1 cup packed brown sugar 

2 eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup mini peanut butter cups*

1/2 cup chopped peanuts

1/2 cup jarred hot fudge sauce

parchment paper**

Method:

Preheat oven to 350*. Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix at low speed until all of the ingredients are combined. Stir in the peanut butter cups and peanuts.

Spread the dough evenly in the bottom of the lined pan.. Heat the fudge sauce for two 20 second intervals. Drizzle over the top of the dough. Use a toothpick or wooden skewer to swirl the fudge around the dough.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. 

Use the parchment paper to lift out of the pan and continue cooling for another 15 minutes. Cut into 20 portions and enjoy warm. (Or, you can refrigerate for 20 minutes, which makes them easier and less messy to cut.) Store in an aortight container in the refrigerator. Makes 20 servings.

To make a decadent ice cream sundae, top one cookie with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of Hershey Chocolate Syrup, a dollop of whipped cream and cherry.

These cookies also make great base 

for a decadent ice cream sundae.

*If you can't find "Mini" Peanut Butter Cups, you can chop snack size or full size peanut butter cups. (I used 1 cup of the minis in the cookies I made.)

**Wet the parchment paper and squeeze out excess water. Then line the pan and the paper will lay flat in the baking pan.

Notes: My husband has always liked Moose Tracks Ice Cream that Thrifty's created in 1988 ~ It is one of his favorites. I thought he would enjoy a cookie that featured the same flavors. He was very pleased!