Squamish Bars
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 8:45pm

Ingredients




1 cup peanut butter
cup brown sugar, packed
cup corn syrup
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1 cup cornflakes
2 cups icing sugar
cup butter softened
2 tablespoons light cream
teaspoon vanilla
3 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

1 In large saucepan over low heat, beat peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup until blended and sugar has dissolved. 2 Remove from heat, stir in rice cereal and cornflakes. Press into lightly greased square cake pan; let cool. Filling: In bowl, beat icing sugar and butter; beat in cream and vanilla. Spread over cereal base, chill for 30 minutes. 3 Topping: In double boiler, over hot water, melt chocolate and butter, let cool. spread evenly over filling, chill for 20 minutes. Cut into squares.

About


British Columbia has more than one no-bake square named after one of its towns. The Squamish bar, peanutty and crisp with cereal, may be pretend to be a cookie, but, just like its cousin, the Nanaimo bar, it's really candy and should therefore be cut into very small squares and served as special treats. 
I do not know whether there really is a "Squamish bar" or if Canadian Living made this up.
Can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen up to 1 month. Let soften slightly before serving.