1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup peanut butter
4 cups crisp rice cereal
Peanut butter for garnish (optional)
Chocolate candies for garnish (optional)
Combine sugar and corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and sugar dissolves; remove from heat.
Stir in peanut butter. Add cereal; stir until well coated.
Press mixture evenly and firmly into buttered 13x9x2-inch pan using buttered spatula or wax paper.
Cut into 24 squares when cool. Attach chocolate candies with peanut butter, if desired.
Makes 24 squares.