Well I have been craving something both salty and sweet as of late. There has been much talk(with good reason) on two of my favorite blogs,the Canadian Baker and Cream Puffs in Venice, about a cookbook that I own called The Good Cookie by Tish Boyle. It is a great cookbook for cookies. Not just your average run of the mill cookies either. So if you don't own it, you should. I came across a recipe for Crunchy Peanut Bars which were descibed to be like Payday bars....I thought perfect...salty and sweet, the best of both worlds. So even though my husband thought me crazy to be baking again(since I did yesterday) off to the store I went to by peanuts. While I was making this I was a little concerned that the topping was going to be too sweet but luckily for me the flavors married together quite nicely. Chunchy Peanut Bars brown sugar crust: 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup(1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown … [Read more...]