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Salted Nut Bar Cookies

Yield: 3 to 4 dozen bars
These taste like a Payday candy bar and are very addicting!
Be careful not to overbake as you'll end up with something more like peanut brittle.
The original recipe calls for baking in an ungreased pan but I always spray it (especially the sides) with cooking spray to prevent sticking.

Setup: Preheat oven to 350°.

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. Butter, divided	1 ½ cups packed Brown Sugar
3 cups Flour	1 teaspoon Salt
2 cups Salted Spanish PeaNuts	½ cup light Corn Syrup
1 Tbsp. Water	1 6-oz package Butterscotch chips

Method: Cream 1 cup Butter and Brown Sugar. Add Flour and Salt; blend well. Press firmly into ungreased (but I always grease it) 15x10-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350-° oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle PeaNuts over partly-baked crust.
Combine Corn Syrup, remaining 2 Tbsp. Butter, Water, and Butterscotch chips in a saucepan; bOil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Don't overcook.
Pour Syrup mixture evenly over Nuts. Return to oven and bake 10-12 minutes or until done. Cool; cut unto 1 ¾ inch squares.