PEANUT BUTTER CHIP BRITTLE

PEANUT BUTTER CHIP BRITTLE


1-2/3-cups (10-oz. pkg.) REESE’S peanut butter chips, divided
1-1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter or margarine
1-3/4 cups sugar
3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
3 Tbsp. water


Butter 15-1/2-x-10-1/2-x-1-inch jelly-roll pan. * Sprinkle 1-cup peanut butter chips evenly onto bottom of prepared pan; set aside.

Melt butter in a heavy 2-1/2-quart saucepan; stir in sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture reaches 300^ on candy thermometer; this should take 30-35 minutes. (Bulb of thermometer should not rest on bottom of saucepan.

Remove from heat. Immediately spread mixture in prepared pan; sprinkle remaining 2/3-cup peanut butter chips. Cool completely. Remove from pan. Break into pieces. Store in tightly covered container in cool, dry place. About 2 lbs. of brittle.

* For thicker brittle, use a 13-x-9-inch pan.