Peanut Butter Rocky Road Squares

6 cups Cocoa Puffs? cereal
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

Pour cereal into large bowl. Heat syrup and sugar to boiling in heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Pour over cereal, stirring until well coated. Cool about 2 minutes.

Stir in marshmallows. Press mixture into an ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan. Sprinkle with peanuts. Heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat until melted; drizzle over squares. Let stand until chocolate is set; cut into 24 (2-inch) squares.