chocolate-peanut butter cookie bars

Name: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 1 package(s) chocolate cake mix (2 layer size); 1 package(s) 3.9 oz jell-o chocolate instant pudding; 1/2 cup(s) (1 stick) butter, margarine, melted; 1/2 cup(s) cold milk; 6 - squares baker's semi sweet chocolate, chopped, divided; 1 cup(s) planter's dry roasted peanuts, divided; 1 cup(s) creamy peanut butter

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65 Pinches

Brenda Newton

New Bern, NC

Updated on Aug 1, 2011

Make these bars a day ahead and then cut before serving. Otherwise give yourself 5 hours 40 minutes to make.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

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yield 32 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (2 layer size)
1 package 3.9 oz jell-o chocolate instant pudding
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, margarine, melted
1/2 cup cold milk
6 - squares baker's semi sweet chocolate, chopped, divided
1 cup planter's dry roasted peanuts, divided
1 cup creamy peanut butter

How To Make chocolate-peanut butter cookie bars

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. Line 13x9 dish with foil, spray with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix first 4 ingredients until blended. (Mixture should be thick). Press half the cake mix mixture into prepared pan.
Step 3

Bake 10 min.
Step 4

Sprinkle half each of the chocolate and nuts over crust; top with peanut butter. Cover with layers of remaining cake mix mixture, chocolate and nuts. Press gently with spatula.
Step 5

Bake 15 min. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours before cutting into bars.
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