Creamy Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 24 Categories:
Bars
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Chocolate
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Desserts
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Nuts
Ingredients:
-----CRUST----- 8
medium
Butter cookies 1/4
cup
Salted butter,
melted
-----CHOCOLATE LAYERS----- 2 1/2
cups
Milk chocolate chip,
15 ounces
-----PEANUT BUTTER FILLING----- 1 1/2
cups
Creamy peanut butter 1/2
cup
Salted butter,
softened
3
cups
Confectioners' sugar 2
teaspoons
Pure vanilla extract
Directions:
*Crush cookies until finely ground. Add butter & mix.
Press crumb mixture into bottom of 8x8 baking pan & bake 10 mins. at 325 F. Cool to room temperature.
*Melt chocolate. Pour half into pan & smooth evenly over crust. Place pan in refrigerator. Keep remaining choc. warm. *Blend peanut butter & butter together until smooth using electric mixer. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar & vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Spread mixture over chilled chocolate layer. Pour remaining warm chocolate over top & spread smoothly.
Chill in refrigerator one hour. Yields 24-36 bars.
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