Baby Ruth Squares

Baby Ruth Squares
*From the kitchen of Jan Whittier


1 cup corn syrup 1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups salted peanuts 6 cups Rice Krispies
1 heaping cup peanut butter a dash of salt (optional)

- cook corn syrup and sugar in medium sized sauce pan over medium-high
heatuntil mixture comes to a boil (I add a dash of salt at this point).
- remove from heat and stir in peanut butter; blend well. Stir in
peanuts and cereal.
- press into buttered jelly-roll pan. (11 ½” x 15 ½ “)

Topping
2 cups sugar ½ cup milk
2 cups milk choc. chips 4 Tbsp butter (or margarine)
a dash of salt (optional)

- cook topping ingredients, except choc. chips, to a full boil, over
medium heat.
- remove from heat and stir in choc. chips until completely melted.
- spread topping evenly over cereal mixture.
- cool; cut into small squares.