Peanut Butter Buddy Cups

(Grand Prize Student: 3rd Place Cookies, 1994 National Peanut Recipe Contest)

1 cup smooth or chunky peanut butter
4 T butter or margarine, softened
1¼ cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla
¼ t salt
2 cups Nestle Toll House milk chocolate morsels, divided

In a large mixer bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until smooth. Beat in sugar and eggs, and vanilla. Beat in flour and salt. Stir in 1 ½ of chocolate chips. Spread in ungreased 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake in preheated 350º oven for 25-30 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Sprinkle with remainder of chocolate chips while warm. Let cool completely before cutting.