Doris Bars

These are a family staple that I've been making forever. We never knew the original name, only that we got the recipe from great aunt Doris. I keep the few ingredients on hand to regularly replace the stash kept in the freezer for the chocoholics (you know who you are).

Doris Bars

12 oz chocolate chips
12 oz butterscotch chips
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cup salted or dry roasted peanuts
1/2 to 2/3 of a 10 oz bag of mini marshmallows

Melt first 3 ingredients together over low heat until combined. Use a heavy pot, like an enameled Le Creuset if you have one, over the lowest heat you can get to prevent scorching, as the two different chips have different melt points. Once melted, remove from heat and add the peanuts and marshmallows.

Pour into a pan that has been lined with foil (I like a 7x10" pan for this, or a 9x9" works too. If you use a 9x13", the bars are too thin. Or double the recipe for 9x13"). Reward a lucky family member with a rubber spatula and the opportunity to "pre-clean" the pot (or better yet, decide it's your lucky day).

Chill the bars a couple of hours until firm (if you can keep family from going after it with a spoon) then lift the foil out and cut into bars using a big chef knife on a cutting board.

Someone got to these before I even could take them out of the pan

These freeze well, if they last that long.