Creamy Peanut Butter Bars

By DDownes

from Laura

Ingredients

• 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• 3/4 ¾ C. softened butter or margarine
• 1/2 ½ C. peanut butter
• 2 C. powdered sugar
• 2 Tbl. Milk
• 1 C. salted peanuts*
• 1 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 ¼ C. whipping cream
• 1/2 ½ C. mini M& M’s
• 2 tsp. colored sprinkles

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. in ungreased 9x13 break up cookie dough and press into bottom of pan to form crust. Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

In medium bowl, beat ½ cup of the butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Stir in peanuts. Spread mixture over cooled crust.

In saucepan cook chocolate chips and remaining ¼ C. butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool 10 minutes.

Stir whipping cream into chocolate mixture until well blended. Spread over peanut butter mixture. Immediately sprinkle baking bit and colored sprinkles over chocolate. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 1 hour. Store in refrigerator.

*I didn’t add the peanuts and it was fine.