Chocolate Scotcheroos Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1 cup (320g) rice syrup (light corn syrup would work too)
- 1/2 cup (130g) peanut butter
- 6 cups (200g) crisp rice cereal
- 6 ounces chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, or 1 cup (165g) chocolate chips
- 1 cup (165g) white chocolate chips
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