Peanut Butter Triangles Cakes & Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup butter or margerine
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, well beaten
1 (8 ounce) pckg. peanut brittle

Oven temperature 350 F; time, 16 to 20 minutes

Crush the peanut brittle

Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together.

In a large mixer bowl beat butter and peanut butter together at high speed.Add beaten eggs and blend thoroughly. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Add dry ingredients slowly. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of peanut brittle.

Spread dough into greased 15"x10"x 1" jelly roll pan. Sprinkle remaining peanut brittle on top.

Bake in moderate oven for 16 to 20 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2 inch bars or triangles. Decorate with vanilla frosting and whole peanuts, if desired.


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