Rocky Road Surprise Bars

For the sole purpose of making Joellen (and everyone else who reads this) wish she (and you) lived in Boston so she (and you) could visit my kitchen often, please allow me to introduce you to the Rocky Road Surprise Bars:

Combine 3/4 c. flour, 2 T cocoa powder, and 1/2 t. salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

In mixing bowl, put 1 stick softened butter (This is 50/50 SmartBalance/Butter), 1/2 c. sugar, 1/2 c. Splenda, and 1 t. vanilla.

Beat until creamy!

Add 2 eggs, one at a time.

Stir the dry ingredients into the batter.

Spread into an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper,

and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 22-25 minutes.

When it comes out of the oven, spread about 1/2 c. softened (microwave about 20 sec.) peanut butter over the top. This is the surprise - not typically part of "Rocky Road".

Top that with about 2 c. marshmallows.

Then, top that with about 1/2 c. chopped, toasted pecans.

To top it all off, make a quick chocolate icing sauce by combining 2 T butter, 1 T milk, 2 T cocoa powder and 1/2 to 1 cup powdered sugar in a small saucepan. Drizzle this icing sauce over the top. Refrigerate the whole thing for a couple of hours, slice, and serve (cold).