Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2 1/4  cups          all purpose flour
   1      teaspoon      baking soda
   1      cup           or 2 sticks butter or margarine your
                        -- choice
   1      cup           peanut butter
     1/2  cup           granulated sugar
     1/2  cup           brown sugar firmly packed
   1      teaspoon      vanilla
   2                    eggs
   1      8 ounce       pac  peanut brittle

Preparation:

Bake time 20 mins in 375 degree oven. Sift together first three ingredients onto waxed paper. Crush the peanut brittle. Beat butter and peanut butter until well blended in a lg bowl with electric mixer at high speed. Beat in the sugars,and vanilla. Add dry ingredients slowly and 1 1/4 cup peanut brittle crushed. Spread dough into a greased 15 x 10 x1 inch jelly roll pan. Sprinkle remaining peanut brittle on top. Bake 375 for 20 mins. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2 inch bars or triangles. Decorate with a vanilla frosting if desired and whole peanuts.