2 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1/3 cup hot water
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup crushed chocolate pecans
Beat the peanut butter, sugar and water together until smooth. Stir in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract; add to peanut butter mixture. Beat in chocolate pecans.
Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to cool completely. Chill peanut butter mixture in refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Remove pecans from chocolate coating.