Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup bourbon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 9 inch unbaked deep-dish pie shell
1 whipped cream, for garnish
1 chocolate shavings, for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl
until creamy. Add eggs and beat until well mixed. Gradually add
flour, then stir in nuts, chips, bourbon and vanilla. Spread mixture
evenly in unbaked pie shell. Bake 40 minutes. Cool pie on wire
rack; garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Makes one 9
inch pie Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Family
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Servings: 1 9" pie
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Categories: Chocolate; Dessert; Pie
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