Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Yield: 24 servings

8 md Butter cookies
1/4 cup Salted butter; melted
Chocolate layers:
2 1/2 cup Milk choc chips(15 oz)
Peanut butter filling:
1 1/2 cup Creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Salted butter; softened
3 cup Confectioners’ sugar
2 ts Pure vanilla extract

*Crush cookies until finely ground. Add butter & mix. Press crumb mixture into bottom of 8×8 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.